SMH vs VAW

VanEck Semiconductor ETF vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • • VAW has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.35% for SMH.
  • • VAW pays a higher dividend yield (1.39%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSMHVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.21%1.39%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$66.44B$4.38B
YTD return
35.34%13.71%
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.
2.120.88
P/E ratio
27.8023.49
Last price
$514.95$232.78
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckVanguard

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%

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.25%
NEMNewmont Corp8.47%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc6.99%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co5.12%
ECLEcolab Inc4.83%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.03%
CRHCRH PLC3.84%
CTVACorteva Inc3.61%
NUENucor Corp3.60%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.20%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.4%
Basic Materials89.4%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.6%
Energy0.0%
Healthcare0.5%

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%.

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.39%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.2% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.4%.