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SMH vs SOXX — ETF comparison

Two funds head-to-head: live engine reads, trailing performance, and holdings overlap from SEC filings. An engine-read comparison — not a recommendation.

SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
52/100
BUY
$630.6 · +2.09% · Technology
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VS
engine lead
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
62/100
BUY
$588.9 · +2.20% · Technology
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Factor by factor — SMH (left) vs SOXX (right)
63
Technical
62
58
Momentum
59
50
Fundamental
50
37
Options
53
38
Microstructure
41
Trailing performance — SMH (left) vs SOXX (right)
+60.7%
6-month return
+73.4%
+86.4%
1-year return
+109.1%
+391.7%
5-year return
+296.0%
Holdings overlap — 52.9% by weight · 15 shared positions
17.55%
6.81%
5.74%
5.77%
5.67%
8.54%
5.63%
8.09%
5.15%
6.33%
5.31%
4.89%
9.29%
4.26%
4.17%
3.50%
Largest SMH-only positions: CDNS 2.15% · SNPS 1.79%
Largest SOXX-only positions: ENTG 1.22% · ASX 1.22% · MTSI 1.17% · RMBS 0.64%

From each fund's SEC N-PORT filing (2026-08-26 / 2026-08-25), computed on the 17 of 25 and 19 of 30 equity positions matched to the QuantLogix stock universe — a lower bound, never an estimate.

QuantLogix's 5-factor engine currently reads VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) at 52/100 (buy) and iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) at 62/100 (buy). SOXX carries the stronger composite read by 10 points, led by technical at 62/100. SMH's strongest leg is technical at 63/100. On trailing price performance, SOXX leads over the last year (+109.1% vs +86.4% for SMH). By filed portfolio weights, at least 52.9% of the two funds overlaps across 15 shared positions. Signals recompute throughout the trading day — the balance can shift with the tape.

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