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NASA 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, NASA and SMH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NASA | Only in SMH |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Corp 12.12% | NVIDIA Corp 17.56% |
| Planet Labs PBC 7.32% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.29% |
| Intuitive Machines Inc 7.17% | Applied Materials Inc 5.74% |
| SpaceX SPV Exposure (Preferred) 6.47% | Micron Technology Inc 5.68% |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc 6.19% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.63% |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc 5.42% | KLA Corp 5.58% |
| BlackSky Technology Inc 4.33% | Lam Research Corp 5.32% |
| 5N Plus Inc 4.08% | 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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | SMH | NASA | SMH | NASA | SMH | |
| 3 months | −27.9% | −0.5% | −32.6 pts | −5.2 pts | −30.0 pts | −2.5 pts |
| 6 months | n/a | +49.0% | n/a | +33.8 pts | n/a | +28.8 pts |
| 1 year | n/a | +96.2% | n/a | +76.3 pts | n/a | +70.6 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +267.0% | n/a | +189.0 pts | n/a | +173.5 pts |
| Since launch | −6.6% | +5013.0% | −25.3 pts | +4201.6 pts | −31.3 pts | +3328.9 pts |
| NASA Tema Space Innovators ETF | SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Tema | VanEck |
| Theme | Space | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 82.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 80.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 85.9% |
| Holdings | 37 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.8% | 70.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.75% | 0.43% |
| Total return, 1 year | −6.6% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026) | +96.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −25.3 pts | +76.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −31.3 pts | +70.6 pts |
| Below its high | −43.9% | −15.2% |
NASA in plain words
By weight, 2% of NASA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +18.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. It sits 43.9% below its all-time high of May 27, 2026.
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 NASA 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, NASA or SMH?
- NASA has 2% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 82%, so NASA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, NASA or SMH?
- NASA charges 0.75% 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NASA against SMH, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/NASA-SMH.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.