EEM vs SMH

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF vs VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • SMH has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.72% for EEM.
  • EEM pays a higher dividend yield (1.91%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEEMSMH
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.72%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.91%0.22%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$28.10B$58.79B
YTD return
23.36%52.66%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.001.82
P/E ratio
16.9544.45
Last price
$66.59$540.10
Inception
Issuer
iSharesVanEck

EEM top holdings

Top holdings · EEM
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd14.37%
005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd6.11%
000660.KSSK Hynix Inc4.03%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd3.30%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares2.41%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc1.13%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.05%
00939China Construction Bank Corp Class H0.93%
HDFCBANK.NSHDFC Bank Ltd0.79%
RELIANCE.NSReliance Industries Ltd0.77%
Sector breakdown · EEM
Real Estate1.1%
Consumer Cyclical9.6%
Basic Materials6.5%
Consumer Defensive3.0%
Technology37.0%
Communication Services6.9%
Financial Services19.4%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials7.5%
Energy4.0%
Healthcare2.9%

SMH top holdings

Top holdings · SMH
NVDANVIDIA Corp18.09%
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR10.59%
AVGOBroadcom Inc7.83%
INTCIntel Corp7.14%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc5.95%
MUMicron Technology Inc4.98%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc4.90%
KLACKLA Corp4.49%
ADIAnalog Devices Inc4.41%
LRCXLam Research Corp4.11%
Sector breakdown · SMH
Technology100.0%

About EEM

EEM (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF) is Liquid emerging-market equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $28.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.72%, a dividend yield of 1.91%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 14.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.1%.

About SMH

SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF) is 25 largest semiconductor companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $58.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 0.22%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 18.1% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.