PHLX Semiconductor Sector
The PHLX Semiconductor Sector (SOX) is a Philadelphia Stock Exchange capitalization-weighted index composed of companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture, and sale of semiconductors.
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[edit] History
The index was set to an initial value of 200 on December 1, 1993 and was split two-for-one on July 24, 1995; options commenced trading on September 7, 1994.
[edit] Components
As of June 20, 2010, there were 30 semiconductor companies represented in the index. The composition and weighting of the index is reported monthly on the nasdaqomx website
- Altera
- Applied Materials
- Advanced Micro Devices
- Atheros Communications
- Avago Technologies
- Broadcom
- Cree Inc.
- Cirrus Logic
- Hittite Microwave
- Intel
- KLA Tencor
- Linear Technology
- Lam Research
- MKS Instruments
- Marvell
- Micron Technology
- Netlogic
- National Semiconductor
- Nvidia
- Novellus Systems
- Power Integration
- Rubicon Technology
- Sandisk
- ST Microelectronics
- Teradyne
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
- Texas Instruments
- Veeco Instruments
- MEMC Electronic Materials
- Xilinx
[edit] Investing
Apart from investing in the individual stocks there is also the option to invest in an exchange-traded fund (ETF). As of today there is no ETF with exactly the same components and weightings of the SOX index, but for investing there is a pseudo-ETF Semiconductor HOLDRs (AMEX: SMH) and an ETF iShares S&P North American Technology-Semiconductors Index Fund (NYSE: IGW).
- Information (components, investing, performance, prospectus, weightings etc.) about this ETF can be found on this page.
- Yahoo!: Chart of SMH performance (past five years)
- Yahoo!: Chart of SMH vs SOX performance (past two years)
[edit] External links
- The Philadelphia Stock Exchange infopage about the SOX index
- Component weightings
