SMH vs VT: how much do they really overlap?
SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF, tracking the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25) and VT (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF, tracking the FTSE Global All Cap) overlap by roughly 25% by weight. 8 of SMH's top 10 holdings also appear in VT. A 50/50 blend of the two behaves like about 40 equally-weighted bets (diversification grade B). In short, the two funds have only a small shared core — they mostly hold different things and are largely complementary.
The same companies, in both funds
These 9 holdings appear in both SMH and VT. The weight columns show how much of each fund each name represents.
| Holding | in SMH | in VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 18.16% | 4.17% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 5.49% | 1.74% |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.99% | 0.91% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.44% | 0.70% |
| ASML ASML Holding N.V. | 4.89% | 0.53% |
| INTC Intel Corporation | 5.09% | 0.43% |
| LRCX Lam Research Corporation | 5.00% | 0.34% |
| AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 5.35% | 0.30% |
| TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | 4.29% | 0.23% |
Only in SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF — semiconductors. Its biggest holdings that VT doesn’t have:
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 9.04% |
| KLAC KLA Corporation | 4.94% |
| MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | 4.49% |
| ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | 4.19% |
| QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 4.12% |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 2.33% |
| SNPS Synopsys, Inc. | 1.96% |
| TER Teradyne, Inc. | 1.45% |
Only in VT
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF — global all-cap. Its biggest holdings that SMH doesn’t have:
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 3.79% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 2.82% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 2.19% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.89% |
| 2330 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 1.52% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 1.48% |
| META Facebook Inc. Class A | 1.16% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 1.04% |
So — mostly different. Should you hold both?
SMH and VT have only a small shared core — they mostly hold different things and are largely complementary. Held together they genuinely broaden your exposure — a 50/50 blend reaches ~40 effective positions (grade B), because they hold largely different securities.
Holdings as of — SMH: Jun 27, 2026 (VanEck); VT: May 31, 2026 (Vanguard). Refreshed monthly. Overlap is measured across each fund’s largest holdings (top 50); the diffuse long tail barely moves the math.
See this for YOUR whole portfolio, free →SMH vs VT — FAQ
- How much do SMH and VT overlap?
- SMH and VT overlap by approximately 25% measured by portfolio weight — that is the share of the smaller fund's holdings (by weight) that also sit inside the other. 8 of SMH's 10 largest holdings are also held by VT. They share 9 of their listed top holdings in total.
- Is it redundant to hold both SMH and VT?
- Because they have only a small shared core — they mostly hold different things and are largely complementary, holding both is not redundant — each fund covers largely different holdings, so together they broaden your exposure. A 50/50 blend has an effective 40 positions and a B diversification grade.
- What does VT hold that SMH doesn't?
- VT's largest holdings that SMH doesn't hold include AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, GOOGL, 2330. Its category is global all-cap, versus SMH's semiconductors.
- Which is more concentrated, SMH or VT?
- SMH's top 10 holdings are 69% of its listed weight; VT's are 58%. The more concentrated fund leans harder on its largest names.