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NLR vs SMH: which is really different?

SMH holds 82.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and NLR 15.3%.

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF and VanEck Semiconductor ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

15.3%NLR in the S&P 500
82.3%SMH in the S&P 500
−6.1%NLR total return, 1 year
+87.6%SMH total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NLR scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

NLR 77.4SMH 11.20.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

NLR85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
15%85%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 25 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in15%85%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund
SMH18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 81% · top ten 72% of the fund · 25 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 80% in82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 72% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NLR and SMH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in NLROnly in SMH
Constellation Energy Corp 9.09%Nvidia Corp 22.45%
Cameco Corp 7.90%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co L 9.78%
Fortum Oyj 6.83%Broadcom Inc 5.91%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 6.22%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.74%
Nexgen Energy Ltd 5.30%Micron Technology Inc 5.65%
Bwx Technologies Inc 5.21%Asml Holding Nv 5.02%
Paladin Energy Ltd 5.21%Intel Corp 4.34%
Uranium Energy Corp 5.07%Lam Research Corp 4.29%

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 dated Sep 10, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NLR and SMH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
NLRSMHNLRSMHNLRSMH
3 months−7.2%−8.3%−10.5 pts−11.6 pts−6.4 pts−7.5 pts
6 months−17.1%+46.8%−33.1 pts+30.8 pts−37.8 pts+26.1 pts
1 year−6.1%+87.6%−23.6 pts+70.1 pts−29.1 pts+64.7 pts
3 years+83.0%+285.8%+5.2 pts+207.9 pts−12.0 pts+190.7 pts
Since launch+183.3%+5026.7%−621.0 pts+4222.3 pts−1490.6 pts+3352.8 pts
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NLR and SMH on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NLR
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF
Holds 25 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Holds 25 stocks in semiconductors, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVanEckVanEck
ThemeNuclear and uraniumSemiconductors
In the S&P 50015.3%82.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%80.6%
In the Nasdaq-1009.1%80.2%
Holdings2525
Top ten, share of the fund60.7%71.7%
Expense ratio0.52%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.52%0.43%
Total return, 1 year−6.1%+87.6%
vs the S&P 500−23.6 pts+70.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−29.1 pts+64.7 pts
Below its high−31.1%−15.0%

NLR in plain words

By weight, 15% of NLR'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 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −6.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 23.6 pts. It sits 31.1% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 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 72% of the fund across 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +87.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 70.1 pts. It sits 15.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, NLR or SMH?
NLR has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 82%, so NLR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NLR or SMH?
NLR charges 0.52% 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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NLR against SMH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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