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SMH vs SOXQ
VanEck Semiconductor ETF and Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
69% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VanEck | Invesco |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 80.6% | 80.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 85.9% | 81.7% |
| Holdings | 25 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 70.3% | 63.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.19% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.43% | 0.24% |
| Total return, 1 year | +96.2% | +107.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +76.3 pts | +87.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +70.6 pts | +82.3 pts |
| Below its high | −15.2% | −19.7% |
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.
SOXQ in plain words
By weight, 84% of SOXQ'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 63% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +107.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 87.9 pts. It sits 19.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do SMH and SOXQ hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 69% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, SMH or SOXQ?
- SMH has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXQ has 84%, so SOXQ differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, SMH or SOXQ?
- SMH charges 0.35% a year and SOXQ charges 0.19%, so SOXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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