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PSI vs SMHC: which is really different?

PSI and SMHC hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Invesco Semiconductors ETF and VanEck China Semiconductor ETF.

48.5%PSI in the S&P 500
0.0%SMHC in the S&P 500
+96.1%PSI total return, 1 year
−20.9%SMHC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SMHC scores higher

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

PSI 26SMHC 91.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 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

PSI52% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
49%52%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 48% of the fund · 33 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 43% in49%52%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 48% of the fund
SMHC100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund

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, PSI and SMHC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in PSIOnly in SMHC
Intel Corp 6.04%Cambricon Technologies Corp Ltd 9.95%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.69%Hygon Information Technology Co Ltd 7.97%
Micron Technology Inc 5.30%Naura Technology Group Co Ltd 7.08%
Texas Instruments Inc 4.99%Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment In 5.09%
Analog Devices Inc 4.89%Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd 4.89%
KLA Corp 4.70%Gigadevice Semiconductor Inc 4.86%
Applied Materials Inc 4.51%Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing 4.78%
Lam Research Corp 4.46%Piotech Inc 4.64%

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 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PSI and SMHC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
PSISMHCPSISMHCPSISMHC
3 months−21.8%not published−24.0 ptsnot published−19.3 ptsnot published
6 months+47.3%not published+29.3 ptsnot published+23.1 ptsnot published
1 year+96.1%not published+79.5 ptsnot published+74.3 ptsnot published
3 years+225.9%not published+147.5 ptsnot published+127.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+3200.3%−20.9%+2396.7 pts−25.1 pts+1510.0 pts−22.5 pts
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PSI and SMHC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PSI
Invesco Semiconductors ETF
Holds 33 stocks in semiconductors, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SMHC
VanEck China Semiconductor ETF
Holds 30 stocks in semiconductors, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerInvescoVanEck
ThemeSemiconductorsSemiconductors
In the S&P 50048.5%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.2%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10043.2%0.0%
Holdings3330
Top ten, share of the fund47.5%60.7%
Expense ratio0.55%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+96.1%−20.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+79.5 pts−25.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+74.3 pts−22.5 pts
Below its high−25.8%−29.0%
Net assets$2.7bn$21m

PSI in plain words

By weight, 48% of PSI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 48% of the fund across 33 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +96.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 79.5 pts. It sits 25.8% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

SMHC in plain words

By weight, 0% of SMHC'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 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Jun 24, 2026 the fund returned −20.9% with distributions reinvested against +4.1% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.1 pts. It sits 29.0% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PSI and SMHC 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, PSI or SMHC?
PSI has 48% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHC has 0%, so SMHC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PSI or SMHC?
PSI charges 0.55% a year and SMHC charges 0.65%, so PSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PSI against SMHC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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