Do SMHC and SMHX hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, SMHC or SMHX?

SMHC has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHX has 66%, so SMHC differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, SMHC or SMHX?

SMHC charges 0.65% a year and SMHX charges 0.35%, so SMHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SMHC vs SMHX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $11m for VanEck China Semiconductor ETF and $241m for VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF.

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At a glance

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SMHC in the S&P 500

66.4%

SMHX in the S&P 500

−45.1%

SMHC total return, since launch, Jun 24, 2026

+27.1%

SMHX total return, 1 year

SMHC · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of SMHC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

SMHX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 34% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

66% of SMHX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 34% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SMHX costs 0.30 points a year less; SMHX is far larger, $241m against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SMHC vs SMHX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	SMHC	SMHX
Return
Measure	SMHC	SMHX
Total return, 1 year	not published	+27.1%
Drawdown
Measure	SMHC	SMHX
Below its all-time high	50.7%, high on Jun 30, 2026	25.9%, high on Jun 3, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	SMHC	SMHX
What it tracks	Semiconductors	Semiconductors
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 12.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	SMHC	SMHX
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$11m	$241m
Holdings
Measure	SMHC	SMHX
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 2, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 17 weekly returns

SMHC SMHX

Return

Total return edge SMHX −47.6% −11.8%

Price return edge SMHX −47.6% −11.8%

Risk

Max drawdown edge SMHX −49.1% −18.2%

Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, SMHX returned more: −11.8% to −47.6%. SMHX fell less at its worst: −18.2% to −49.1%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: SMHC vs SMHX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	SMHC	SMHX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−47.6%	−11.8%	SMHX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return	−47.6%	−11.8%	SMHX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown	−49.1%	−18.2%	SMHX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 17 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SMHC and SMHX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SMHC SMHX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SMHC

Cambricon Technologies Corp Ltd 11.06%

Hygon Information Technology Co Ltd 9.16%

Naura Technology Group Co Ltd 8.14%

Montage Technology Co Ltd 5.39%

Gigadevice Semiconductor Inc 5.09%

Wus Printed Circuit Kunshan Co Ltd 4.77%

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment In 4.75%

Piotech Inc 4.22%

Only in SMHX

Nvidia Corp 20.12%

Broadcom Inc 12.94%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 7.00%

Synopsys Inc 5.77%

Cadence Design Systems Inc 5.57%

Monolithic Power Systems Inc 5.41%

Qualcomm Inc 5.06%

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 4.40%

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Window by window

Window by window: SMHC vs SMHX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	SMHC	SMHX	SMHC	SMHX
3 months	−29.4%	−12.5%	not measured	−11.2 pts vs ACWI
6 months	–	−7.7%	–	−10.3 pts vs ACWI
1 year	–	+27.1%	–	+12.1 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: SMHC Jun 2026 · SMHX Aug 2024	−45.1%	+102.4%	not measured	+61.5 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

SMHC VanEck China Semiconductor ETF · Holds 25 stocks in semiconductors, 0% 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 VanEck VanEck

Theme Semiconductors Semiconductors

In the S&P 500 0.0% 66.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 87.2%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 74.0%

Holdings 25 22

Top ten, share of the fund 60.6% 74.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.40%

Total return, 1 year −45.1% (since launch, Jun 24, 2026) +27.1%

vs its benchmark not measured +12.1 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −50.7% −25.9%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $241m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for SMHC.

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About each fund

SMHC

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 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Since it first traded on Jun 24, 2026 the fund returned −45.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 50.7% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

SMHX

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 74% of the fund across 22 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 12.1 pts. It sits 25.9% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SMHC and SMHX hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, SMHC or SMHX?: SMHC has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHX has 66%, so SMHC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SMHC or SMHX?: SMHC charges 0.65% a year and SMHX charges 0.35%, so SMHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SMHC and SMHX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SMHC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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SMHX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

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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