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PSI vs SMHX: which is really different?

PSI and SMHX hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and PSI returned more over the year.

Invesco Semiconductors ETF and VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF.

48.5%PSI in the S&P 500
65.8%SMHX in the S&P 500
+96.1%PSI total return, 1 year
+48.5%SMHX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PSI scores higher

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

PSI 26SMHX 21.50.1, 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
SMHX34% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
66%34%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 87% · top ten 75% of the fund · 22 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 70% in66%34%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 87% · top ten 75% of the fund

16% 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 SMHX hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PSI and SMHX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPSISMHX
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%6.38%
Semtech Corp3.85%4.20%
SiTime Corp2.75%3.46%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp2.54%3.31%
Power Integrations Inc2.45%0.68%
Only in each
Only in PSIOnly in SMHX
Intel Corp 6.04%Nvidia Corp 23.10%
Micron Technology Inc 5.30%Broadcom Inc 14.75%
Texas Instruments Inc 4.99%Qualcomm Inc 5.25%
Analog Devices Inc 4.89%Marvell Technology Inc 5.04%
KLA Corp 4.70%Astera Labs Inc 4.22%
Applied Materials Inc 4.51%Arm Holdings Plc 4.13%
Lam Research Corp 4.46%Synopsys Inc 3.97%
Cohu Inc 3.03%Monolithic Power Systems Inc 3.79%

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 17, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PSI and SMHX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
PSISMHXPSISMHXPSISMHX
3 months−21.8%−13.9%−24.0 pts−16.2 pts−19.3 pts−11.4 pts
6 months+47.3%+55.4%+29.3 pts+37.4 pts+23.1 pts+31.2 pts
1 year+96.1%+48.5%+79.5 pts+31.9 pts+74.3 pts+26.7 pts
3 years+225.9%not published+147.5 ptsnot published+127.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+3200.3%+129.6%+2396.7 pts+89.6 pts+1510.0 pts+75.0 pts
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PSI and SMHX 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
SMHX
VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF
Holds 22 stocks in semiconductors, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerInvescoVanEck
ThemeSemiconductorsSemiconductors
In the S&P 50048.5%65.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.2%87.1%
In the Nasdaq-10043.2%69.9%
Holdings3322
Top ten, share of the fund47.5%74.8%
Expense ratio0.55%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.40%
Total return, 1 year+96.1%+48.5%
vs the S&P 500+79.5 pts+31.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+74.3 pts+26.7 pts
Below its high−25.8%−15.9%
Net assets$2.7bn$267m

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.

SMHX in plain words

By weight, 66% of SMHX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 87%. The top ten holdings are 75% of the fund across 22 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +48.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 31.9 pts. It sits 15.9% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PSI and SMHX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 16% 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 SMHX?
PSI has 48% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHX has 66%, so PSI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PSI or SMHX?
PSI charges 0.55% a year and SMHX charges 0.35%, so SMHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PSI against SMHX, 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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