VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF
Performance
Total return to 30 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Global ex-Australia equity funds would cost $296 (0.59% a year), so SMHG is $70 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
No full calendar year yet.
Where the money is
The issuer does not publish machine-readable holdings for this fund, so exposures and holdings overlap are not available. Return correlations still are.
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
No similar funds computed yet.
SMHG questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF?
The issuer of VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as equity with a Global ex-Australia focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does SMHG double up with most?
We can't compare holdings for SMHG, as the issuer doesn't publish them in a form we can read, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF managed – active or passive?
VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.75% a year and index funds 0.45%.
What will I pay in fees for SMHG?
SMHG charges a management fee of 0.35% a year, about $35 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 58% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, the median is 0.55%.
It is the cheapest of the 2 semiconductors funds we track.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.51% for SMHG.
Does VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF follow a theme?
Yes. VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF focuses on semiconductors. Thematic funds are narrower than the broad market, so they can rise or fall much more than it does.
Other ASX funds with a semiconductors focus include Global X Semiconductor ETF (SEMI).
What is under the hood of SMHG?
The issuer doesn't publish SMHG's holdings in a form we can read. Its website and fact sheet list the full portfolio.
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF performed?
Based on its category, VanEck Global Semiconductor ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
SMHG doesn't have a full year of price history yet, so we can't judge its performance.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for SMHG; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.35% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.