IEFA vs SMH ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) · VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)
IEFA and SMH overlap by 0% by portfolio weight. The remaining 100.0 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 0 stocks;
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
IEFA and SMH share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
No shared stocks were found in the normalized issuer holdings used for this comparison. That result applies only to the holdings files and dates shown above.
Holdings only in IEFA or SMH
IEFA has 2542 fund-only positions representing approximately 97.7 percentage points of reported exposure; SMH has 25 fund-only positions representing approximately 99.9 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in IEFA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 2.21% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 1.24% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 1.16% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 1.13% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 1.11% |
| Nestle S.A. | N/A | 1.03% |
| SHELL PLC | N/A | 1.02% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | 0.89% |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | N/A | 0.83% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | N/A | 0.80% |
Largest positions only in SMH
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 17.55% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | TSM | 9.29% |
| Applied Materials Inc | AMAT | 5.74% |
| Micron Technology Inc | MU | 5.67% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 5.63% |
| KLA Corp | KLAC | 5.57% |
| Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 5.31% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 5.28% |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 5.15% |
| ASML Holding NV | ASML | 5.04% |
FAQ
How much do IEFA and SMH overlap?
IEFA and SMH have 0% overlap by weight, sharing 0 equity positions (out of 2542 in IEFA and 25 in SMH). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for IEFA and 2026-06-30 for SMH.
What does 0% overlap mean?
IEFA and SMH share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do IEFA and SMH both hold?
IEFA and SMH have no shared stock positions in the normalized issuer holdings used for this comparison.
What holdings are different between IEFA and SMH?
IEFA has 2542 positions not found in SMH, while SMH has 25 positions not found in IEFA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.