SMH vs VWO

VanEck Semiconductor ETF vs Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Quick take
  • • VWO has the lower expense ratio at 0.06% vs 0.35% for SMH.
  • • VWO pays a higher dividend yield (2.19%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSMHVWO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.06%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.21%2.19%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$66.44B$153.78B
YTD return
35.34%5.62%
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.
2.120.78
P/E ratio
27.8015.59
Last price
$514.95$57.34
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%

VWO top holdings

Top holdings · VWO
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd15.75%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.82%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares2.11%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.88%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.95%
00939China Construction Bank Corp Class H0.91%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.79%
HDFCBANK.NSHDFC Bank Ltd0.70%
RELIANCE.NSReliance Industries Ltd0.69%
01398Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Ltd Class H0.65%
Sector breakdown · VWO
Real Estate2.1%
Consumer Cyclical9.3%
Basic Materials7.4%
Consumer Defensive3.2%
Technology33.8%
Communication Services6.4%
Financial Services19.5%
Utilities2.6%
Industrials7.5%
Energy4.1%
Healthcare4.1%

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 VWO

VWO (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF) is Stocks in emerging-market economies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $153.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 2.19%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 15.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.1%.