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SMHvsSOXLETF Comparison

ETF 1

SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

This fund is part of

US Info. Technology

+0%

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ETF 2

SOXL

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF

This fund is part of

Leveraged Equity

-0%

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VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) belongs to the US Info. Technology segment. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL) is part of the Leveraged Equity segment. SMH's top 1 sector exposures are Technology. SMH is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.35%, versus 0.91% for SOXL. SMH is up 57.51% year-to-date (YTD) with +$8.18B in YTD flows. SOXL performs better with 180.71% YTD performance, and -$10.00B in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of SMH and SOXL below, and assess how they stack up in performance, liquidity, risk, exposure, holdings, and more, helping you select the best ETF for your investments.

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SMH vs SOXL performance and flow charts

Performance

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 09/04/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	SMH SOXL	-1.44%-16.07%	-9.63%-44.42%	+57.51%+180.71%	+96.19%+334.97%	+267.15%+449.45%	+328.85%+160.10%
Flows	SMH SOXL	-$1.40B-$73M	+$2.56B+$6.05B	+$8.18B-$10.00B	+$11.06B-$15.54B	+$17.87B-$19.10B	+$20.92B-$14.58B

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	SMH SOXL	+53.36%+173.73%	+39.63%+136.24%	+37.23%+119.50%	+37.00%+118.20%
Max drawdown	SMH SOXL	-24.68%-69.82%	-24.68%-69.82%	-35.84%-87.97%	-45.33%-90.51%
Max drawdown duration	SMH SOXL	74d77d	74d77d	356d566d	562d1520d

Trading data

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	SMH	SOXL
Last sale 9/4/2026 at 1:30 PM	$567.01	$117.28
Previous close 09/04/2026	$552.60	$106.74
Consolidated volume 09/04/2026
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Average discount or premium 30 days
Average Bid/Ask spread 30 days

Replication quality

Data as of August 31, 2026

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Main metrics

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	SMH	SOXL
Last price	$567.01	$117.28
1D performance	+2.61%	+9.87%
AuM	$69.00 B	$20.26 B
E/R	0.35%	0.91%

Characteristics

	SMH	SOXL
Management strategy	Passive	Passive
Provider	VanEck	Direxion
Benchmark	MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index	NYSE Semiconductor Index
N° of holdings	25	-
Asset class	Equities	Equities
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	December 20, 2011	March 11, 2010
ESG	No	No

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Exposure

Countries

SMH

USA

82.05%

Taiwan

9.58%

Other

8.37%

SOXL

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Sectors

SMH

Technology

100%

Other

0%

SOXL

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Diversification

SMH

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

89.44%

SOXL

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Top 15 holdings

Data as of July 31, 2026

SMH

NVIDIA Corp.

20.84%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

9.58%

Broadcom Inc.

6.62%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

5.74%

Micron Technology, Inc.

5.25%

ASML Holding NV

5.10%

Applied Materials, Inc.

4.86%

Texas Instruments Incorporated

4.76%

Analog Devices, Inc.

4.50%

Lam Research Corp.

4.46%

Intel Corp.

4.10%

KLA Corp.

4.07%

QUALCOMM, Inc.

3.74%

Marvell Technology, Inc.

3.50%

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

2.32%

SOXL

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SMHvsSOXLETF Comparison

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

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Countries

Sectors

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Top 15 holdings

How have the SMH and SOXL ETFs performed in 2026?

As of September 4, 2026, SMH is up 57.51% year-to-date (YTD), while SOXL has returned 180.71%. That puts SOXL better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: SMH or SOXL?

Year-to-date, the SMH ETF saw +$8.18B in flows, compared to -$10.00B for SOXL.

Which ETF is more volatile: SMH or SOXL?

Over the past year, SMH had a volatility of 39.63%, while SOXL experienced 136.24%.

Which ETF is bigger: SMH or SOXL?

As of September 4, 2026, SMH holds $69.00 B in assets under management (AUM), while SOXL manages $20.26 B.

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