SMH vs XLI: 0% overlap

VanEck Semiconductor ETF and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund share 0.0% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 4 months apart — SMH as of 2026-03-31, the rest through 2026-07-23. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

Hold both, 50/50
2.0Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 2.0. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
0.0%
SMH expense ratio
0.35%
XLI expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

SMH and XLI hold 0 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SMHin XLIΔ

Where SMH and XLI differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorSMHXLIΔ
Industrials0.0%99.9%99.9pp
Information Technology92.8%0.0%+92.8pp
Unclassified7.2%0.0%+7.2pp
Cash and/or Derivatives0.0%0.0%0.0pp
Cash & Other0.0%0.0%0.0pp

Δ is SMH minus XLI, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in SMH
26 positions

100.0% of SMH by weight, held in no part of XLI.

Only in XLI
82 positions

100.0% of XLI by weight, held in no part of SMH.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

SMHXLI
Top 10 holdings72.2%40.0%
Positions held2683
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$35$8

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do SMH and XLI overlap?

SMH and XLI overlap 0.0% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 0 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SMH as of 2026-03-31, XLI as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between SMH and XLI calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If SMH holds a stock at 6% and XLI holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both SMH and XLI?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.0% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SMH own that XLI doesn't?

SMH holds 26 positions and XLI holds 83; 26 of SMH's positions don't appear in XLI at all, and they are 100.0% of SMH by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SMH as of 2026-03-31, XLI as of 2026-07-23. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.