Data as of .
SHOC vs SMHX: which is really different?
SHOC and SMHX hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and SHOC returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SMHX scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
44% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SHOC and SMHX hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SHOC | SMHX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 17.62% | 23.10% |
| Broadcom Inc | 9.72% | 14.75% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 5.10% | 6.38% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.22% | 5.04% |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc | 1.63% | 3.48% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.54% | 5.25% |
| Synopsys Inc | 1.35% | 3.97% |
| Astera Labs Inc | 1.17% | 4.22% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 1.03% | 3.79% |
| ARM Holdings PLC | 0.77% | 4.13% |
| Rambus Inc | 0.23% | 2.74% |
| Only in SHOC | Only in SMHX |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 14.10% | Semtech Corp 4.20% |
| Applied Materials Inc 6.67% | Sitime Corp 3.46% |
| KLA CORP 5.21% | Lattice Semiconductor Corp 3.31% |
| ASML Holding NV 5.05% | Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.31% |
| Lam Research Corp 4.97% | Silicon Laboratories Inc 2.27% |
| Intel Corp 4.62% | Cirrus Logic Inc 2.03% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 3.85% | Impinj Inc 1.22% |
| Analog Devices Inc 3.05% | Ambarella Inc 0.99% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOC | SMHX | SHOC | SMHX | SHOC | SMHX | |
| 3 months | −13.7% | −13.9% | −16.0 pts | −16.2 pts | −11.3 pts | −11.4 pts |
| 6 months | +46.1% | +55.4% | +28.0 pts | +37.4 pts | +21.8 pts | +31.2 pts |
| 1 year | +72.0% | +48.5% | +55.5 pts | +31.9 pts | +50.3 pts | +26.7 pts |
| 3 years | +224.8% | not published | +146.4 pts | not published | +126.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +331.6% | +129.6% | +216.6 pts | +89.6 pts | +167.8 pts | +75.0 pts |
| SHOC Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF Holds 30 stocks in semiconductors, 91% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Strive | VanEck |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 90.7% | 65.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 80.4% | 87.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 86.2% | 69.9% |
| Holdings | 30 | 22 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 77.3% | 74.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.50% | 0.40% |
| Total return, 1 year | +72.0% | +48.5% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +55.5 pts | +31.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +50.3 pts | +26.7 pts |
| Below its high | −15.2% | −15.9% |
| Net assets | $278m | $267m |
SHOC in plain words
By weight, 91% 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 77% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +72.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 55.5 pts. It sits 15.2% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 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 SHOC and SMHX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 44% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, SHOC or SMHX?
- SHOC has 91% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHX has 66%, so SMHX differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, SHOC or SMHX?
- SHOC charges 0.40% a year and SMHX charges 0.35%, so SMHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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