ETF comparison

SMHvsSOXX

Both Semiconductors.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF · iShares Semiconductor ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
73.9%

23 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SMH and SOXX would leave roughly73.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

SMH only 26.0%Shared 73.9%SOXX only 27.2%
In SMH only
3 positions
Shared
23 positions
In SOXX only
9 positions

Side by side

SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

VanEck · Semiconductors

70composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.35%
Net assets
$67.79B
TTM yield
0.20%
Top-10 conc.
70.2%
SOXX

iShares Semiconductor ETF

iShares · Semiconductors

73composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.33%
Net assets
$41.81B
TTM yield
0.28%
Top-10 conc.
61.6%

Sub-score comparison

65
Cost
67
85
Tax efficiency
85
100
Liquidity
100
14
Concentration
26
Tracking quality
SMHsub-scoreSOXX

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

SOXX is 2 bps cheaper than SMH. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for SMH.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with SMH vs SOXX.

Top shared holdings

23 shared in total
#HoldingIn SMHIn SOXXOverlap
1NVIDIA Corp17.55%6.81%6.81%
2Applied Materials Inc5.74%5.77%5.74%
3Micron Technology Inc5.67%8.54%5.67%
4Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.63%8.09%5.63%
5KLA Corp5.57%5.64%5.57%
6Broadcom Inc5.28%6.08%5.28%
7Intel Corp5.15%6.33%5.15%
8Lam Research Corp5.31%4.89%4.89%
9Marvell Technology Inc4.66%5.22%4.66%
10Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd9.29%4.26%4.26%
11Texas Instruments Inc4.17%3.50%3.50%
12Analog Devices Inc4.00%3.45%3.45%

Only in SMH

3 total
  • Cadence Design Systems Inc2.15%
  • Synopsys Inc1.79%
  • State Street Global Advisors0.00%

Only in SOXX

9 total
  • Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.2.01%
  • Entegris, Inc.1.22%
  • ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.1.22%
  • MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.1.17%
  • BlackRock Funds III1.17%
  • United Microelectronics Corp.1.02%
  • Nova Ltd.0.77%
  • Rambus, Inc.0.64%
  • BlackRock Funds III0.09%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.