SMH vs VPL

VanEck Semiconductor ETF vs Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Quick take
  • VPL has the lower expense ratio at 0.07% vs 0.35% for SMH.
  • VPL pays a higher dividend yield (2.99%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSMHVPL
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.07%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.22%2.99%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$58.79B$13.07B
YTD return
52.66%24.54%
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.
1.821.06
P/E ratio
44.4519.58
Last price
$540.10$111.07
Inception
Issuer
VanEckVanguard

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%

VPL top holdings

Top holdings · VPL
005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd5.06%
000660.KSSK Hynix Inc2.82%
7203.TToyota Motor Corp2.03%
CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia1.80%
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.71%
BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd1.63%
6501.THitachi Ltd1.17%
6758.TSony Group Corp1.15%
8316.TSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.11%
1299.HKAIA Group Ltd1.07%
Sector breakdown · VPL
Real Estate4.5%
Consumer Cyclical10.5%
Basic Materials7.3%
Consumer Defensive3.9%
Technology19.0%
Communication Services4.9%
Financial Services20.2%
Utilities1.7%
Industrials20.5%
Energy1.7%
Healthcare5.8%

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%.

About VPL

VPL (Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF) is Developed Pacific-region equities. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $13.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.07%, a dividend yield of 2.99%. Its largest holding is Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), which represents 5.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.5%.