EFA vs SMH

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF vs VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • • EFA has the lower expense ratio at 0.32% vs 0.35% for SMH.
  • • EFA pays a higher dividend yield (3.26%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEFASMH
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.32%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.26%0.21%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$76.62B$66.44B
YTD return
11.02%35.34%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.862.12
P/E ratio
17.3727.80
Last price
$104.61$514.95
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesVanEck

EFA top holdings

Top holdings · EFA
ASML.ASASML Holding NV2.86%
ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new1.60%
SHEL.LShell PLC1.46%
NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares1.39%
HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC1.37%
AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC1.32%
NESN.SWNestle SA1.24%
SAP.DESAP SE1.11%
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.09%
SIE.DESiemens AG1.00%
Sector breakdown · EFA
Real Estate1.6%
Consumer Cyclical7.3%
Basic Materials5.7%
Consumer Defensive7.0%
Technology11.1%
Communication Services4.7%
Financial Services25.1%
Utilities3.8%
Industrials18.1%
Energy4.4%
Healthcare11.3%

SMH top holdings

Top holdings · SMH
NVDANVIDIA Corp20.19%
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR9.58%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc5.70%
AVGOBroadcom Inc5.61%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc5.35%
ADIAnalog Devices Inc4.96%
MUMicron Technology Inc4.75%
ASMLASML Holding NV ADR4.50%
KLACKLA Corp4.28%
SKHYSK hynix Inc ADR4.14%
Sector breakdown · SMH
Technology100.0%

About EFA

EFA (iShares MSCI EAFE ETF) is Developed-market equities outside US/Canada. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $76.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.32%, a dividend yield of 3.26%. Its largest holding is ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS), which represents 2.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.6%.

About SMH

SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF) is 25 largest semiconductor companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $66.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 0.21%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 20.2% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.