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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. QQQ SMH \n Expense ratio 0.18% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $483.0bn $71.1bn \n Total return, 1 year +15.2% +56.8% \n What it tracks Nasdaq-100 Index","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, QQQ against SMH, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/qqq-vs-smh","a":{"ticker":"QQQ","name":"Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and returned +15.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqq","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+15.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.18%","as_of":"2025-12-19","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"103","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.7514","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$483.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SMH","name":"VanEck Semiconductor ETF","issuer":"VanEck","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SMH returned 56.8%, against 13.4% for ACWI.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/smh","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"79.3%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"80.7%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"69.0%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+56.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 22, 2025","value":"$1.1047","as_of":"2025-12-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$71.1bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings, added up, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-01-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":32,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/qqq-vs-smh"}