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IGV vs SMH
4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IGV and SMH hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IGV | SMH |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 3.92% | 2.15% |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 3.23% | 1.79% |
| Only in IGV | Only in SMH |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 10.38% | NVIDIA Corp 17.56% |
| Microsoft Corp. 8.08% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.29% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. 7.71% | Applied Materials Inc 5.74% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 7.29% | Micron Technology Inc 5.68% |
| Oracle Corp. 6.26% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.63% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.81% | KLA Corp 5.58% |
| AppLovin Corp. 4.76% | Lam Research Corp 5.32% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. 3.87% | 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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGV | SMH | IGV | SMH | IGV | SMH | |
| 3 months | +9.1% | −0.5% | +4.4 pts | −5.2 pts | +7.0 pts | −2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.9% | +49.0% | +3.7 pts | +33.8 pts | −1.3 pts | +28.8 pts |
| 1 year | −2.1% | +96.2% | −22.1 pts | +76.3 pts | −27.7 pts | +70.6 pts |
| 3 years | +43.9% | +267.0% | −34.1 pts | +189.0 pts | −49.6 pts | +173.5 pts |
| Since launch | +1031.5% | +5013.0% | +220.2 pts | +4201.6 pts | −652.5 pts | +3328.9 pts |
| IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VanEck |
| Theme | Cloud and software | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 83.2% | 82.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 92.4% | 80.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 66.9% | 85.9% |
| Holdings | 107 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.7% | 70.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.43% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.1% | +96.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −22.1 pts | +76.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −27.7 pts | +70.6 pts |
| Below its high | −11.2% | −15.2% |
IGV in plain words
By weight, 83% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 107 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.1 pts. It sits 11.2% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.
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 IGV and SMH hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 4% 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, IGV or SMH?
- IGV has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 82%, so IGV differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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