SMH vs QQQ

Compare what the funds own and how their adjusted prices behaved. Every result below identifies the observed period and the amount of holdings data represented.

Reported overlap
25.3%
Low Overlap · high confidence
SMH holdings coverage
99.9%
25 reported positions · 2025-12-16
QQQ holdings coverage
99.6%
100 reported positions · 2026-01-02

Reported exposure intersection

SMH
QQQ
25.3%
SMH Only
Overlap
QQQ Only

Price Performance

Historical price comparison over 3M

SMH Return
+23.71%
QQQ Return
+12.05%
Winner
SMH
+11.66%
Max Drawdown
SMH: -24.6%
QQQ: -11.2%
SMH Volatility (annualized)49.43%
QQQ Volatility (annualized)23.34%

Latest adjusted-close observations: SMH 2026-08-21 · QQQ 2026-08-21.

Comparison

Metric
SMH
QQQ
1 Year Return
+95.6%
+27.3%
3 Year Return
+55.5%
+25.9%
5 Year Return
+35.1%
+14.8%
Volatility
33.41%
22.55%
Calculated from available adjusted-close observations. Missing periods are shown as N/A. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

⚠️Risk Metrics

Metric
SMH
QQQ
Volatility
33.41%
22.55%
Sharpe Ratio
0.90
0.74
Sortino Ratio
0.88
0.70
Max Drawdown
-45.30%
-35.12%
Beta
1.50
1.17

Interpretation:

  • Lower volatility = smoother ride
  • Higher Sharpe/Sortino = better risk-adjusted returns
  • Smaller max drawdown = less worst-case pain
  • Beta > 1 = more volatile than S&P 500

Risk metrics use the available common observations, a 4% annual risk-free assumption and SPY as the beta benchmark.

Shared reported holdings

18 positions account for a known minimum overlap of 25.3%.

Top Shared Holdings

#StockSMH WeightQQQ WeightOverlap
1
NVDA
NVDA
16.92%8.99%8.99%
2
AVGO
AVGO
8.91%3.24%3.24%
3
AMD
AMD
5.63%1.90%1.90%
4
MU
MU
6.58%1.75%1.75%
5
LRCX
LRCX
5.64%1.21%1.21%
6
AMAT
AMAT
5.97%1.13%1.13%
7
QCOM
QCOM
4.04%1.01%1.01%
8
INTC
INTC
5.63%0.93%0.93%
9
KLAC
KLAC
4.75%0.91%0.91%
10
TXN
TXN
3.56%0.87%0.87%

Overlap by Sector

Technology
15 stocks · 23.79% overlap
Other
3 stocks · 1.50% overlap

Showing top 5 sectors by overlap contribution

18
Shared Stocks
25.3%
Total Overlap
2
Sectors Represented

Largest positions reported only in SMH

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SymbolNameWeight
TSMTSM9.45%
TERTER0.89%
STMSTM0.62%
ONON0.48%
SWKSSWKS0.22%

Largest positions reported only in QQQ

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SymbolNameWeight
AAPLAAPL7.94%
MSFTMSFT7.12%
AMZNAMZN4.87%
TSLATSLA4.21%
METAMETA3.85%

Price Correlation

What this report can and cannot establish

Known overlap: for each shared security, we add the smaller reported fund weight. Reported weights remain in their original scale.

Possible overlap: the upper bound adds only the smaller unreported portion. It is uncertainty, not an estimate that the missing positions actually match.

Prices: returns and risk use adjusted-close observations, so distributions and splits are reflected when supplied by the market-data source.

No recommendation: EigenDex does not assign a winner. Costs, tax treatment, liquidity and mandate should be verified with each issuer before acting.

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