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 (2.86%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEWASMH
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.50%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.86%0.22%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.35B$58.79B
YTD return
15.01%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.
1.021.82
P/E ratio
21.0744.45
Last price
$29.48$540.10
Inception
Issuer
iSharesVanEck

EWA top holdings

Top holdings · EWA
CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia14.61%
BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd13.71%
WBC.AXWestpac Banking Corp6.62%
NAB.AXNational Australia Bank Ltd6.15%
ANZ.AXANZ Group Holdings Ltd5.55%
MQG.AXMacquarie Group Ltd4.28%
WES.AXWesfarmers Ltd4.16%
WDS.AXWoodside Energy Group Ltd3.21%
RIO.AXRio Tinto Ltd3.12%
GMG.AXGoodman Group3.04%
Sector breakdown · EWA
Real Estate5.0%
Consumer Cyclical6.1%
Basic Materials23.0%
Consumer Defensive3.6%
Technology1.1%
Communication Services2.0%
Financial Services43.5%
Utilities1.7%
Industrials4.4%
Energy4.5%
Healthcare4.9%

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 EWA

EWA (iShares MSCI Australia ETF) is Australian large and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $1.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.50%, a dividend yield of 2.86%. Its largest holding is Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AX), which represents 14.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 5.0%.

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%.