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FDN vs SMH
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDN and SMH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FDN | Only in SMH |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.84% | NVIDIA Corp 17.56% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 9.79% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.29% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.22% | Applied Materials Inc 5.74% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 6.19% | Micron Technology Inc 5.68% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 5.21% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.63% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. 4.91% | KLA Corp 5.58% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.78% | Lam Research Corp 5.32% |
| Oracle Corporation 4.52% | Broadcom Inc 5.28% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDN | SMH | FDN | SMH | FDN | SMH | |
| 3 months | +7.0% | −0.5% | +2.3 pts | −5.2 pts | +4.9 pts | −2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.1% | +49.0% | +2.9 pts | +33.8 pts | −2.1 pts | +28.8 pts |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +96.2% | −16.2 pts | +76.3 pts | −21.8 pts | +70.6 pts |
| 3 years | +69.7% | +267.0% | −8.3 pts | +189.0 pts | −23.8 pts | +173.5 pts |
| Since launch | +1039.1% | +5013.0% | +227.8 pts | +4201.6 pts | −644.9 pts | +3328.9 pts |
| FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VanEck |
| Theme | Internet and e-commerce | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.7% | 82.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.5% | 80.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 57.3% | 85.9% |
| Holdings | 42 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.6% | 70.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | 0.43% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | +96.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.2 pts | +76.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.8 pts | +70.6 pts |
| Below its high | −1.5% | −15.2% |
FDN in plain words
By weight, 83% of FDN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts.
SMH in plain words
By weight, 82% of SMH's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 70% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +96.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 76.3 pts. It sits 15.2% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FDN and SMH hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, FDN or SMH?
- FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 82%, so FDN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FDN or SMH?
- FDN charges 0.49% a year and SMH charges 0.35%, so SMH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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