EWA vs SMH

iShares MSCI Australia ETF vs VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • SMH has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.50% for EWA.
  • EWA pays a higher dividend yield (3.01%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWASMH
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.01%0.17%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.45B$77.20B
YTD return
8.89%64.66%
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.
0.981.98
P/E ratio
20.8439.75
Last price
$28.26$613.98
Inception
Issuer
iSharesVanEck

EWA top holdings

Top holdings · EWA
BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd14.82%
CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia13.52%
WBC.AXWestpac Banking Corp5.91%
NAB.AXNational Australia Bank Ltd5.70%
ANZ.AXANZ Group Holdings Ltd5.23%
WES.AXWesfarmers Ltd5.04%
MQG.AXMacquarie Group Ltd4.45%
RIO.AXRio Tinto Ltd3.15%
GMG.AXGoodman Group3.05%
CSL.AXCSL Ltd2.73%
Sector breakdown · EWA
Real Estate5.1%
Consumer Cyclical7.3%
Basic Materials24.5%
Consumer Defensive4.0%
Technology0.9%
Communication Services1.8%
Financial Services41.7%
Utilities1.6%
Industrials4.4%
Energy3.8%
Healthcare4.9%

SMH top holdings

Top holdings · SMH
NVDANVIDIA Corp17.75%
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR9.19%
MUMicron Technology Inc5.84%
AMATApplied Materials Inc5.73%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc5.43%
AVGOBroadcom Inc5.41%
KLACKLA Corp5.34%
LRCXLam Research Corp5.23%
INTCIntel Corp5.04%
ASMLASML Holding NV ADR4.95%
Sector breakdown · SMH
Technology100.0%

About EWA

EWA (iShares MSCI Australia ETF) is Australian large and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $1.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.50%, a dividend yield of 3.01%. Its largest holding is BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AX), which represents 14.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 5.1%.

About SMH

SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF) is 25 largest semiconductor companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $77.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 0.17%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 17.8% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.