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.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the themes desk's own, on published data.

NASA vs SMH

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Tema Space Innovators ETF and VanEck Semiconductor ETF, side by side on the themes desk.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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NASA and SMH on the themes desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	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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