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SHOC vs SMH: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SHOC returned +35.7% to SMH's +43.4%; 73% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $278m on Jun 30, 2026 for Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF, and $67.3bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Semiconductor ETF.

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At a glance
88.9%
SHOC in the S&P 500
78.8%
SMH in the S&P 500
+35.7%
SHOC total return, 1 year
+43.4%
SMH total return, 1 year
SHOC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 11% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
11% of its weight is outside the S&P 50089% of SHOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 11% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.89%11%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 81% · top ten 76% of the fund · 30 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 93% in11% of its weight is outside the S&P 50089% of SHOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 11% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.89%11%of its weight in S&P 500 companies11% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 81% · Nasdaq-100: 93% in

89% of SHOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 11% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

SMH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
21% of its weight is outside the S&P 50079% of SMH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 21% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.79%21%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 70% of the fund · 25 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 2, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 85% in21% of its weight is outside the S&P 50079% of SMH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 21% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.79%21%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 81% · Nasdaq-100: 85% in

79% of SMH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 21% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SMH costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SHOC vs SMH: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureSHOCSMH
Return
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+43.4%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high26.6%, high on Jun 22, 202624.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksSemiconductorsSemiconductors
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 28.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.35%
Net assets, SHOC as of Jun 30, 2026 and SMH as of Nov 3, 2026$278m$67.3bn
Active share vs the S&P 50080%81%
Holdings
Holdings in common73%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · SMH scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score32.9SHOC33.8SMH

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

73%

By the books each fund has filed, SHOC and SMH hold 73% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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73% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SHOC SMH
NVIDIA Corp 17.26% 20.57%
Broadcom Inc 9.52% 5.77%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.00% 5.17%
Micron Technology Inc 13.81% 4.63%
ASML Holding NV 4.95% 4.49%
KLA CORP 5.10% 4.27%
Applied Materials Inc 6.53% 4.07%
Texas Instruments Inc 3.77% 5.97%
Lam Research Corp 4.87% 3.65%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.13% 3.41%
Analog Devices Inc 2.99% 5.03%
Intel Corp 4.53% 2.85%
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Only in SHOC
Keysight Technologies Inc 0.91%
TE Connectivity PLC 0.90%
Qnity Electronics Inc 0.53%
MKS Inc 0.45%
Entegris Inc 0.42%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd 0.42%
Rambus Inc 0.22%
Only in SMH
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co L 9.62%
Sk Hynix Inc 4.22%
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Window by window: SHOC vs SMH: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowSHOCSMHSHOCSMH
3 months−14.0%−11.5%not measured−10.2 pts vs ACWI
6 months−11.3%−8.3%not measured−10.9 pts vs ACWI
1 year+35.7%+43.4%not measured+28.4 pts vs ACWI
3 years+184.5%+241.8%not measured+164.2 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: SHOC Oct 2022 · SMH Dec 2011+273.7%+3,851.6%not measured+3,444.2 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

SHOC Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF · Holds 30 stocks in semiconductors, 89% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF · Holds 25 stocks in semiconductors, 79% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Strive VanEck
Theme Semiconductors Semiconductors
In the S&P 500 88.9% 78.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 80.5% 80.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 92.8% 84.5%
Holdings 30 25
Top ten, share of the fund 75.7% 69.5%
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.43%
Total return, 1 year +35.7% +43.4%
vs its benchmark not measured +28.4 pts vs ACWI
Below its high −26.6% −24.6%
Net assets, SHOC as of Jun 30, 2026 and SMH as of Nov 3, 2026 $278m $67.3bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

73% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
SHOC

By weight, 89% of SHOC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 80%. The top ten holdings are 76% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

SMH

By weight, 79% 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 published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +43.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 28.4 pts. It sits 24.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SHOC and SMH hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 73% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, SHOC or SMH?
SHOC has 89% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 79%, so SMH differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SHOC or SMH?
SHOC charges 0.40% a year and SMH charges 0.35%, so SMH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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SHOC on its own →SMH on its own →SHOC dividend history →SHOC holdings →SMH dividend history →SMH holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SHOC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SHOC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Strive website ↗
SMH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SMH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
VanEck website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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