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SMH vs SMHX: which is really different?

SMH and SMHX hold 50% of their weight in the same names, and SMH returned more over the year.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF and VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF.

82.2%SMH in the S&P 500
65.8%SMHX in the S&P 500
+81.3%SMH total return, 1 year
+48.5%SMHX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SMHX scores higher

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

SMH 10.9SMHX 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

SMH18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 81% · top ten 72% of the fund · 26 holdings filed Sep 17, 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
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

50% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SMH and SMHX hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SMH and SMHX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSMHSMHX
Nvidia Corp22.43%23.10%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc6.16%6.38%
Broadcom Inc5.67%14.75%
Qualcomm Inc4.46%5.25%
Marvell Technology Inc4.41%5.04%
Cadence Design Systems Inc1.88%3.48%
Synopsys Inc1.79%3.97%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc1.20%3.79%
Arm Holdings Plc1.02%4.13%
Astera Labs Inc0.91%4.22%
Only in each
Only in SMHOnly in SMHX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co L 9.80%Semtech Corp 4.20%
Micron Technology Inc 5.61%Sitime Corp 3.46%
Asml Holding Nv 4.81%Lattice Semiconductor Corp 3.31%
Intel Corp 4.70%Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.31%
Analog Devices Inc 4.26%Rambus Inc 2.74%
Texas Instruments Inc 4.24%Silicon Laboratories Inc 2.27%
Applied Materials Inc 3.89%Cirrus Logic Inc 2.03%
Lam Research Corp 3.87%Impinj Inc 1.22%

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.

Performance, window by window

SMH 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
SMHSMHXSMHSMHXSMHSMHX
3 months−13.2%−13.9%−15.4 pts−16.2 pts−10.7 pts−11.4 pts
6 months+48.9%+55.4%+30.9 pts+37.4 pts+24.7 pts+31.2 pts
1 year+81.3%+48.5%+64.8 pts+31.9 pts+59.6 pts+26.7 pts
3 years+297.7%not published+219.3 ptsnot published+199.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+5067.0%+129.6%+4263.5 pts+89.6 pts+3376.8 pts+75.0 pts
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SMH and SMHX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Holds 26 stocks in semiconductors, 82% 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
IssuerVanEckVanEck
ThemeSemiconductorsSemiconductors
In the S&P 50082.2%65.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50080.6%87.1%
In the Nasdaq-10080.1%69.9%
Holdings2622
Top ten, share of the fund72.3%74.8%
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.43%0.40%
Total return, 1 year+81.3%+48.5%
vs the S&P 500+64.8 pts+31.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+59.6 pts+26.7 pts
Below its high−14.3%−15.9%
Net assets$72.5bn$267m

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 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +81.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 64.8 pts. It sits 14.3% 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 SMH and SMHX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 50% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, SMH or SMHX?
SMH has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHX has 66%, so SMHX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SMH or SMHX?
SMH charges 0.35% a year and SMHX charges 0.35%, so SMH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SMH 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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