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SMH vs XAR
VanEck Semiconductor ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VanEck | State Street |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.0% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 80.6% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 85.9% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 25 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 70.3% | 30.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.43% | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | +96.2% | +17.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +76.3 pts | −2.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +70.6 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Below its high | −15.2% | −14.8% |
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.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do SMH and XAR 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, SMH or XAR?
- SMH has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 32%, so XAR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, SMH or XAR?
- SMH charges 0.35% a year and XAR charges 0.35%, so SMH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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