# How NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) compares with the whole market and its popular alternatives

> Source: EasyCompare research, https://easycompare.io/research/nxpi
> Data as of October 20, 2026. Total returns include reinvested dividends. Past performance does not predict future results; nothing here is investment advice.

Built by QuantCommons' quantitative engine, this page is about relative opportunity, not data on NXPI alone. It places NXPI (NXP Semiconductors N.V.) against 20+ popular alternatives, its neighboring categories and the entire market of over 10,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, and surfaces what has done better on consistent outperformance, return for the risk taken, behavior in real market crashes and diversification. The result is a clearer view of where NXPI stands in the market, and of the alternatives worth a closer look.

Period covered: NXPI's full trading record, from August 2010 through September 2026. The crash tests reach back to 2000 using older funds and the S&P 500. All returns include reinvested dividends. Data as of October 20, 2026.

## Key findings

- **Right now:** NXPI is 28.0% below its high, bear-market territory, while the S&P 500 sits 1.3% below a record. NXPI has gone against the market, falling 10.7% over the past 3 months while the S&P 500 rose 3.9%.
- **Stock or market?:** The weakness is NXPI's own: it fell 10.7% over the past 3 months while the semiconductors ETF SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF) fell 2.2%. The S&P 500 rose 3.9%. Its semiconductor peers did not move as one over the past 3 months: ADI (Analog Devices) rose 6.9%, while STM (STMicroelectronics) fell 25.8%.
- **Past 1 to 3 years:** Over the past year, NXPI rose 10.0% against 15.8% for the S&P 500 and 17.9% for the Nasdaq 100. The same gap shows up over 3 years (34.9% against 89.3%). NXPI led its semiconductor peers in 2023, then fell behind TXN (Texas Instruments) and ADI (Analog Devices) in 2025.
- **Long term:** NXPI turned $10,000 into $25,900 over the past decade, against $42,100 in the S&P 500.
- **In a crash:** Across five sell-offs, NXPI has typically fallen about twice as far as the S&P 500.
- **Diversification:** Against the S&P 500, NXPI has a correlation of 0.68 over 5 years, more closely than 98% of stocks worth at least $300 million. Next to an index fund it is more of the same, not a cushion.
- **Better options**
  - **Nearby categories and themes:** MSFT (Microsoft, software) and CSCO (Cisco Systems, communications equipment) earned more than NXPI with less volatility over the past 5 years. MSFT returned 12.5% a year at 28.2% volatility, against 5.7% a year at 42.3%.
  - **Versus the S&P 500:** Simply owning the S&P 500 would have done better over the past 5 years: 12.7% a year at 17.1% volatility, against 5.7% at 42.3% for NXPI.
  - **Whole market:** 1,292 of the 3,633 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million earned more than NXPI with less volatility over the past 5 years, among them AAPL (Apple), GOOG (Alphabet) and MSFT (Microsoft).

## How much would $10,000 in NXPI have grown?

This chart tracks a hypothetical $10,000 investment in NXPI over the past 16 years, with dividends reinvested, alongside the same amount in the S&P 500, investments that ended ahead of NXPI over the same span and NXPI's popular alternatives, among those that traded for the entire period.

- $10,000 invested in NXPI at the end of September 2010 would have grown to $218,536 by September 2026, more than the $88,503 it would have become in SPY, an S&P 500 fund.
- Five of the eight other investments on the chart ended ahead of NXPI, and AVGO finished highest, at $2,208,925.

## NXPI at a glance

This section summarizes the key facts about the stock, its returns over periods from one to ten years and the risk it has carried, with dividends reinvested throughout.

- NXPI is still 28.0% below its all-time high.
- NXPI's deepest decline since it began trading in 2010 was 60.0%, from April to October 2011. It took 22 months from the low to climb back to its old high.
- Over 15 full calendar years, NXPI's best was 2019, when it returned 75.7%, and its worst was 2018, when it lost 37.1%. It lost money in four of those years.

- Type: Stock, Technology (Semiconductors)
- Trading since: August 6, 2010
- Market value: $60B
- Volatility (5 years): 42.3%; Sharpe ratio: 0.34
- Worst decline ever: −60.0%, from April 26, 2011 to October 3, 2011; back at its high by August 1, 2013

| Period | NXPI total return |
| --- | --- |
| 1 month | +2.2% |
| 3 months | −10.7% |
| 6 months | +8.2% |
| year to date | +8.8% |
| 1 year | +10.0% |
| 3 years | +34.9% |
| 5 years | +31.9% |
| 10 years | +159% |

## NXPI against the whole market

Where NXPI ranks among every stock and fund, and what across the market has done better.

### How does NXPI rank among all stocks?

This section ranks NXPI on return, volatility, risk-adjusted return and worst decline against every stock worth at least $300 million with enough history.

- NXPI lands in the broad middle of the market on every measure here. NXPI's worst decline of the past 10 years ranks in the top 27% of the 2,187 stocks worth at least $300 million, where the top fell the least.

| Measure | NXPI | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1-year return | +10.0% | 1,591 of 3,287 (top 49%) |
| 3-year return | +34.9% | 1,775 of 3,017 (top 59%) |
| 5-year return | +31.9% | 1,318 of 2,893 (top 46%) |
| 10-year return | +159% | 1,031 of 2,202 (top 47%) |
| Volatility, 5 years | 42.3% | 1,568 of 2,893 (top 55%) |
| Sharpe ratio, 5 years | 0.34 | 1,427 of 2,893 (top 50%) |
| Worst decline, past 10 years | −53.3% | 584 of 2,187 (top 27%) |

### What has beaten NXPI on both return and risk?

Each dot is an investment, placed by how much it earned a year over the past 5 years (higher is better) and how much its price swung, its volatility (further left is calmer).

- 706 stocks and 586 ETFs worth at least $500 million sit in the green region: each earned more than NXPI over the past 5 years with smaller price swings. That is 36% of the 3,633 screened.
- Among those with at least half NXPI's swings, CAH has the best return for its risk: 42.1% a year at 24.7% volatility, 41% less than NXPI's 42.3%, and a Sharpe ratio (return above cash per unit of volatility) of 1.55 against 0.34 for NXPI. PBR-A earned the most, 51.8% a year, while still swinging less than NXPI (37.5% against 42.3%).
- Among NXPI's popular alternatives, TSM, ADI and TEL are in the region. TSM earned 31.5% a year against 5.7% a year for NXPI, at 38.5% volatility, 9% less than NXPI's 42.3%.

### Is there a better investment than NXPI?

The table below lists investments that beat NXPI over the past 5 years on at least one of these measures: a higher annual return with lower volatility, a higher annual return at similar volatility, a similar return with lower volatility, a higher Sharpe ratio with a smaller worst decline, a higher total return in most periods from 3 months to 10 years, or smaller losses in recent market crashes.

- Among NXPI's popular alternatives, ADI, TXN and TEL earned more than NXPI with less volatility over the past 5 years. ADI returned 19.5% a year at 34.1% volatility, against 5.7% a year at 42.3%.
- Looking beyond its popular alternatives, MSFT (software) and CSCO (communications equipment) earned more than NXPI with less volatility over the past 5 years. MSFT returned 12.5% a year at 28.2% volatility, against 5.7% a year at 42.3%.
- Simply owning the S&P 500 would have done better over the past 5 years: 12.7% a year at 17.1% volatility, against 5.7% at 42.3% for NXPI.

The 15 strongest of 1,292 investments that beat NXPI over the past 5 years, out of 3,633 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million.

| Investment | Group | Annual return (5 years) | Volatility | Sharpe | Worst decline (10 years) | 10Y return | Correlation with NXPI | Better on |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NXPI: NXP Semiconductors N.V. (this page) |  | +5.7% | 42.3% | 0.34 | −53.3% | +159% |  |  |
| [RY](https://easycompare.io/research/ry): Royal Bank of Canada | Banks | +17.3% | 18.2% | 0.97 | −40.0% | +352% | 0.47 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [CAH](https://easycompare.io/research/cah): Cardinal Health, Inc. | Health Care Distribution | +42.1% | 24.7% | 1.55 | −46.1% | +349% | -0.07 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [GOOG](https://easycompare.io/research/goog): Alphabet Inc. | Internet Services | +19.0% | 32.0% | 0.71 | −44.6% | +752% | 0.50 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [LLY](https://easycompare.io/research/lly): Eli Lilly and Company | Pharmaceuticals | +40.7% | 32.8% | 1.21 | −34.5% | +1,807% | 0.07 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [VTI](https://easycompare.io/research/vti): Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | US Total Market | +11.5% | 17.5% | 0.71 | −35.0% | +302% | 0.68 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [VOO](https://easycompare.io/research/voo): Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | US Large-Cap Equity | +12.8% | 16.9% | 0.80 | −34.0% | +324% | 0.68 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [WMT](https://easycompare.io/research/wmt): Walmart Inc. | Discount Retail | +20.8% | 22.6% | 0.96 | −25.7% | +508% | 0.16 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [BRK-B](https://easycompare.io/research/brk-b): Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Insurance | +13.4% | 17.1% | 0.82 | −29.6% | +274% | 0.21 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [ABBV](https://easycompare.io/research/abbv): AbbVie Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | +26.1% | 23.4% | 1.11 | −45.1% | +603% | 0.01 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [JNJ](https://easycompare.io/research/jnj): Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | +12.7% | 17.9% | 0.76 | −27.4% | +196% | -0.07 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [V](https://easycompare.io/research/v): Visa Inc. | Payment Processing | +12.8% | 22.9% | 0.64 | −36.4% | +429% | 0.32 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| DXJ: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | International Equity | +26.6% | 19.1% | 1.34 | −39.1% | +428% | 0.34 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [KO](https://easycompare.io/research/ko): The Coca-Cola Company | Food & Beverages | +14.7% | 16.8% | 0.91 | −37.0% | +204% | 0.06 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [QQQ](https://easycompare.io/research/qqq): Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | US Large-Cap Growth | +14.5% | 23.0% | 0.71 | −35.1% | +553% | 0.72 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |
| [MA](https://easycompare.io/research/ma): Mastercard Incorporated | Payment Processing | +12.4% | 23.8% | 0.61 | −41.0% | +541% | 0.26 | Higher return, lower volatility; Higher Sharpe, smaller worst decline; Higher return in most periods; Smaller losses in recent crashes |

## NXPI against its popular alternatives

The investments people most often weigh against NXPI, compared period by period and year by year.

### How do NXPI's risk and return compare with its alternatives?

This map plots each investment's annual return over the past 5 years against its volatility, the size of its typical price swings.

- Four of the 19 popular alternatives, led by TSM, ADI and TXN, were both more rewarding and calmer than NXPI over the past 5 years, earning a higher annual return with lower volatility.
- Over the past 5 years, NXPI returned 5.7% a year, less than the S&P 500's 12.7%, with higher volatility (42.3% against 17.1%).

### Has NXPI consistently beaten its popular alternatives?

This section compares NXPI with the investments people most often weigh against it, checking each one over eight periods from one month to ten years.

- Eight of the 20 popular alternatives, led by ASML, TSM and ADI, outperformed NXPI in at least 3 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term timeframes.
- ASML, TSM and ADI outperformed NXPI in every long-term period and in all but one short-term period, the most consistent record in the group.
- AVGO, ADI and MPWR earned more for the risk they took than NXPI (a higher Sharpe ratio) and fell less in their worst decline of the past 10 years.

| Investment | 1Y return | 3Y return | 5Y return | 10Y return | Periods ahead of NXPI | Verdict | Sharpe |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NXPI: NXP Semiconductors N.V. (this page) | +10.0% | +34.9% | +31.9% | +159% |  |  | 0.34 |
| [ASML](https://easycompare.io/research/asml): ASML Holding N.V. | +57.5% | +188% | +123% | +1,628% | 4/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term | all-weather | 0.59 |
| [TSM](https://easycompare.io/research/tsm): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | +44.3% | +382% | +293% | +1,505% | 4/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term | all-weather | 0.91 |
| [ADI](https://easycompare.io/research/adi): Analog Devices, Inc. | +63.3% | +150% | +144% | +652% | 4/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term | all-weather | 0.69 |
| [TXN](https://easycompare.io/research/txn): Texas Instruments Incorporated | +58.7% | +105% | +60.5% | +424% | 4/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term | all-weather | 0.45 |
| [MPWR](https://easycompare.io/research/mpwr): Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | +21.9% | +204% | +159% | +1,659% | 3/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term | consistent | 0.62 |
| MTSI: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | +87.4% | +249% | +302% | +588% | 3/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term | consistent | 0.83 |
| SLAB: Silicon Laboratories Inc. | +60.8% | +115% | +47.7% | +277% | 3/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term | consistent | 0.39 |
| ON: ON Semiconductor Corporation | +37.8% | −10.9% | +66.0% | +540% | 3/5 short-term, 2/3 long-term | consistent | 0.46 |
| [QCOM](https://easycompare.io/research/qcom): QUALCOMM Incorporated | +7.4% | +72.4% | +48.3% | +239% | 2/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term |  | 0.40 |
| [TEL](https://easycompare.io/research/tel): TE Connectivity plc | −4.1% | +90.6% | +57.4% | +311% | 1/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term |  | 0.46 |
| [AVGO](https://easycompare.io/research/avgo): Broadcom Inc. | −3.5% | +305% | +617% | +2,380% | 0/5 short-term, 3/3 long-term |  | 1.11 |
| SITM: SiTime Corporation | +70.6% | +364% | +124% | — | 2/5 short-term, 2/3 long-term |  | 0.60 |
| DIOD: Diodes Incorporated | +49.4% | +14.1% | −5.6% | +324% | 3/5 short-term, 1/3 long-term |  | 0.23 |
| [MCHP](https://easycompare.io/research/mchp): Microchip Technology Incorporated | +16.0% | +8.5% | +13.0% | +207% | 3/5 short-term, 1/3 long-term |  | 0.28 |
| [STM](https://easycompare.io/research/stm): STMicroelectronics N.V. | +52.9% | +18.8% | +11.6% | +525% | 2/5 short-term, 1/3 long-term |  | 0.28 |
| SYNA: Synaptics Incorporated | +61.9% | +29.9% | −33.2% | +72.3% | 5/5 short-term, 0/3 long-term |  | 0.12 |
| SWKS: Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | +10.2% | −2.8% | −43.5% | +29.2% | 3/5 short-term, 0/3 long-term |  | -0.05 |
| ALGM: Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. | +11.2% | +17.5% | +5.5% | — | 2/5 short-term, 0/3 long-term |  | 0.28 |
| GFS: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | +32.7% | −13.2% | — | — | 2/5 short-term, 0/3 long-term |  | — |
| APTV: Aptiv PLC | −46.0% | −51.0% | −73.3% | −10.6% | 1/5 short-term, 0/3 long-term |  | -0.43 |

### How did NXPI do year by year?

This table shows each investment's total return in every full calendar year since 2011, along with where NXPI ranked among its popular alternatives each year.

- Among its popular alternatives, AVGO came out ahead of NXPI most often, in 12 of the 15 years both traded.
- NXPI finished ahead of the S&P 500 in nine of its 15 full calendar years, and behind it in each of the last two.
- Ranked against its popular alternatives each year, NXPI finished in the top quarter in four of 15 years and in the bottom quarter in three. In 2025, it ranked 13 of 21.

| Year | NXPI | SPY |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | +6.4% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −8.0% | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +48.4% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −29.2% | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +44.8% | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +26.6% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +75.7% | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −37.0% | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +19.5% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +16.3% | +12.0% |

## Risk and diversification

How NXPI has fallen, how it held up in crashes beside the S&P 500 and its popular alternatives, and what moves independently of it.

### What were NXPI's worst declines?

A drawdown is the decline from a peak to the lowest point before a new high.

- In all five of NXPI's worst declines, the S&P 500 held up better over the same dates.
- The longest climb back to a previous high took 22 months, after NXPI fell 60.0% from April to October 2011.

| Decline | Peak | Low | Back at the high | SPY over the same dates | Market event |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| −60.0% | April 26, 2011 | October 3, 2011 | August 1, 2013 | −17.6% | 2011 euro debt crisis |
| −53.3% | February 13, 2020 | March 18, 2020 | October 9, 2020 | −28.8% | Covid crash |
| −46.5% | July 16, 2024 | April 8, 2025 | April 29, 2026 | −11.3% |  |
| −45.8% | February 22, 2018 | December 24, 2018 | December 12, 2019 | −11.7% | late-2018 sell-off |
| −43.0% | May 29, 2015 | February 8, 2016 | August 4, 2017 | −10.8% | 2015 China and oil sell-off |

### How did NXPI do in stock market crashes?

This section measures how far NXPI, the S&P 500 and each alternative fell from peak to trough during every major market crash since 2000.

- NXPI fell further than the S&P 500 in six of the seven crashes it has traded through. The clearest case was the 2015 China and oil sell-off, when NXPI fell 35.5% and the S&P 500 fell 12.8%.
- Among its popular alternatives, ADI held up best, falling less than NXPI in six of the seven crashes they both traded through.
- NXPI began trading after the 2008 financial crisis, but 14 of its popular alternatives lived through it. The mildest fall among them was QCOM's 48.0%, against 55.2% for the S&P 500.

| Crash | Dates | NXPI fall | SPY fall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dot-com bust | March 10, 2000 to October 9, 2002 | not trading | −47.5% |
| Global financial crisis | October 9, 2007 to March 9, 2009 | not trading | −55.2% |
| Flash crash | May 6, 2010 to May 7, 2010 | not trading | −1.5% |
| Euro debt crisis | July 22, 2011 to October 3, 2011 | −39.8% | −17.9% |
| China devaluation & oil rout | August 10, 2015 to February 11, 2016 | −35.5% | −12.8% |
| Volmageddon | February 2, 2018 to February 9, 2018 | −4.0% | −6.5% |
| Q4 2018 selloff | September 21, 2018 to December 24, 2018 | −27.4% | −19.3% |
| COVID crash | February 19, 2020 to March 23, 2020 | −52.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 bear market | January 4, 2022 to October 12, 2022 | −38.8% | −24.5% |
| SVB / regional bank stress | March 8, 2023 to March 13, 2023 | −4.2% | −3.4% |

### How closely does NXPI move with the S&P 500?

Upside capture measures how much of the S&P 500's gains an investment kept in the months the market rose, and downside capture how much of its losses it took in the months the market fell.

- 14 of the 17 popular alternatives had a higher capture ratio (upside capture divided by downside capture) than NXPI's 0.73, led by AVGO, TSM and MPWR.
- TSM took just 75% of the S&P 500's losses, against 157% for NXPI, while still keeping 138% of its gains.
- Over the past 10 years, NXPI captured 115% of the S&P 500's gains in rising months and 157% of its losses in falling months, with a beta of 1.63. It amplified the market's moves in both directions.

Measured over the past 10 years of monthly returns against SPY.

| Investment | Upside capture | Downside capture | Beta |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NXPI: NXP Semiconductors N.V. (this page) | 115% | 157% | 1.63 |
| [ASML](https://easycompare.io/research/asml): ASML Holding N.V. | 170% | 132% | 1.44 |
| [TSM](https://easycompare.io/research/tsm): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 138% | 75.0% | 1.15 |
| [ADI](https://easycompare.io/research/adi): Analog Devices, Inc. | 117% | 92.0% | 1.20 |
| [TXN](https://easycompare.io/research/txn): Texas Instruments Incorporated | 113% | 108% | 1.18 |
| [MPWR](https://easycompare.io/research/mpwr): Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 156% | 107% | 1.31 |
| MTSI: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | 148% | 157% | 1.93 |
| SLAB: Silicon Laboratories Inc. | 113% | 130% | 1.18 |
| ON: ON Semiconductor Corporation | 161% | 185% | 1.95 |
| [QCOM](https://easycompare.io/research/qcom): QUALCOMM Incorporated | 115% | 139% | 1.51 |
| [TEL](https://easycompare.io/research/tel): TE Connectivity plc | 109% | 120% | 1.26 |
| [AVGO](https://easycompare.io/research/avgo): Broadcom Inc. | 158% | 86.0% | 1.19 |
| DIOD: Diodes Incorporated | 128% | 146% | 1.53 |
| [MCHP](https://easycompare.io/research/mchp): Microchip Technology Incorporated | 127% | 170% | 1.72 |
| [STM](https://easycompare.io/research/stm): STMicroelectronics N.V. | 122% | 104% | 1.72 |
| SYNA: Synaptics Incorporated | 117% | 188% | 1.64 |
| SWKS: Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 88.0% | 149% | 1.31 |
| APTV: Aptiv PLC | 106% | 219% | 1.80 |

### What diversifies NXPI?

Correlation measures how closely two investments move together, on a scale from 1 (in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to -1 (in opposite directions).

- Moving a fifth of the money in NXPI into MCK would have cut the portfolio's volatility by 20% over the past 5 years and raised its annual return (+5.9% for NXPI alone, +13.1% for the mix).
- MCK made money in three of the four calendar years in which NXPI lost money.
- Among large ETFs, LVHI, DXJ and EMLP have moved largely independently of NXPI over the past 5 years, with correlations of 0.34 or lower, and each still earned a positive 5-year return.

| Investment | Correlation with NXPI | 5Y return | Volatility | Sharpe | Rose in NXPI's 4 down years |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LVHI: Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF | 0.32 | +119% | 11.1% | 1.48 | 2 of 4 |
| DXJ: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | 0.34 | +225% | 19.1% | 1.34 | 2 of 4 |
| EMLP: First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund | 0.28 | +101% | 14.5% | 1.04 | 2 of 4 |
| EWP: iShares MSCI Spain ETF | 0.36 | +140% | 20.3% | 0.97 | 1 of 4 |
| [GLD](https://easycompare.io/research/gld): SPDR Gold Shares | 0.05 | +126% | 18.9% | 0.96 | 2 of 4 |
| [XLE](https://easycompare.io/research/xle): State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | 0.08 | +177% | 25.5% | 0.93 | 3 of 4 |
| AMLP: Alerian MLP ETF | 0.20 | +111% | 18.9% | 0.89 | 3 of 4 |
| EFV: iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | 0.46 | +89.0% | 15.9% | 0.88 | 1 of 4 |

## Common questions

### What was NXPI's worst drawdown?

NXPI's deepest decline since it began trading in 2010 was 60.0%, from April to October 2011. It took 22 months from the low to climb back to its old high. Because NXPI launched in August 2010, that record does not include the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or the 2010 flash crash.

### What were NXPI's best and worst years?

Over 15 full calendar years, NXPI's best year was 2019, when it returned 75.7%. Its worst was 2018, with a return of -37.1%.

### Is there a better investment than NXPI?

Among NXPI's popular alternatives, ADI, TXN and TEL earned more than NXPI with less volatility over the past 5 years. ADI returned 19.5% a year at 34.1% volatility, against 5.7% a year at 42.3%. Looking beyond its popular alternatives, MSFT (software) and CSCO (communications equipment) earned more than NXPI with less volatility over the past 5 years. MSFT returned 12.5% a year at 28.2% volatility, against 5.7% a year at 42.3%.

### Is NXPI more volatile than the S&P 500?

Yes. NXPI's volatility over the past 5 years was 42.3%, 2.5 times the S&P 500's 17.1%. Volatility measures how widely returns swing around their average: in roughly two years out of three, NXPI's return lands within 42.3% of its average, either way. The higher it is, the rougher the ride and the harder it is to hold through a slump.

### What is NXPI's Sharpe ratio?

NXPI's Sharpe ratio over the past 5 years was 0.34, against 0.79 for the S&P 500, so NXPI earned less for each unit of risk than an index fund did. The Sharpe ratio is the return earned above cash for each unit of volatility: two investments with the same return are not equal if one got there with far bigger swings.

### How correlated is NXPI with the S&P 500?

Over the past 5 years, NXPI's monthly returns had a correlation of 0.68 with the S&P 500. Correlation runs from 1 (moving in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to −1 (moving in opposite directions). They often move together: some diversification next to an index fund, but not a cushion. In the table, the correlation column measures each option against NXPI instead: the lower it is, the more that option would diversify a NXPI holding.

### What are the best alternatives to NXPI?

Of the 20 popular alternatives we compared, eight outperformed NXPI in at least 3 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term timeframes, with dividends reinvested: ASML, TSM and ADI.

### Did NXPI outperform the S&P 500?

NXPI finished ahead of the S&P 500 (SPY) in nine of 15 full calendar years. In 2025, it returned +6.4%, against +17.7% for the index.

### How did NXPI do in stock market crashes?

NXPI fell less than the S&P 500 (SPY) in one of the seven major crashes it has traded through, and further in six. The clearest case was the 2015 China and oil sell-off, when NXPI fell 35.5% and the S&P 500 fell 12.8%.

### What diversifies NXPI?

These had a low correlation with NXPI over the past 5 years and still earned a positive 5-year return: among large ETFs, LVHI (correlation 0.32), DXJ (correlation 0.34) and EMLP (correlation 0.28); among large stocks, CAH (correlation -0.07), CLS (correlation 0.42) and FIX (correlation 0.43). A correlation near zero means the two have moved largely independently.

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