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SKYY 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, SKYY and SMH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SKYY | Only in SMH |
|---|---|
| Nutanix, Inc. (Class A) 4.27% | NVIDIA Corp 17.56% |
| Everpure, Inc. (Class A) 4.09% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.29% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 3.97% | Applied Materials Inc 5.74% |
| Microsoft Corporation 3.62% | Micron Technology Inc 5.68% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.12% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.63% |
| MongoDB, Inc. 2.99% | KLA Corp 5.58% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.91% | Lam Research Corp 5.32% |
| Atlassian Corporation (Class A) 2.88% | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKYY | SMH | SKYY | SMH | SKYY | SMH | |
| 3 months | +14.8% | −0.5% | +10.1 pts | −5.2 pts | +12.7 pts | −2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +42.8% | +49.0% | +27.6 pts | +33.8 pts | +22.6 pts | +28.8 pts |
| 1 year | +26.4% | +96.2% | +6.5 pts | +76.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +70.6 pts |
| 3 years | +98.2% | +267.0% | +20.2 pts | +189.0 pts | +4.7 pts | +173.5 pts |
| Since launch | +723.9% | +5013.0% | +74.8 pts | +4201.6 pts | −579.0 pts | +3328.9 pts |
| SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF | SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VanEck |
| Theme | Cloud and software | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 38.4% | 82.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 86.5% | 80.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 19.9% | 85.9% |
| Holdings | 64 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 32.7% | 70.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.69% | 0.43% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +96.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.5 pts | +76.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +0.9 pts | +70.6 pts |
| Below its high | −4.3% | −15.2% |
SKYY in plain words
By weight, 38% of SKYY'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 33% of the fund across 64 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 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 SKYY 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, SKYY or SMH?
- SKYY has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 82%, so SKYY differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, SKYY or SMH?
- SKYY charges 0.60% 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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