VanEck Semiconductor ETF
VanEck's semiconductor fund — a concentrated Physical AI compute bet via the MVIS 25 index.
Fund summary
Strategy
VanEck's cap-weighted semiconductor ETF — the densest public-fund lens onto the Physical AI semiconductor layer (13 mapped above 2% weight).
Stated focus
Physical AI mapped companies, as held by the SMH issuer file.
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VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is a passively managed fund issued by VanEck, tracking the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index — a benchmark of the 25 largest and most liquid U.S.-listed semiconductor companies. SMH is the densest public-fund lens onto the Physical AI semiconductor layer, with more than a dozen mapped companies at weight. In the PXS map, SMH (alongside SOXX) is the primary public expression of the compute-and-sensing foundation of the Physical AI universe — the chips that make embodied intelligence possible. Coverage is limited to direct, issuer-reported positions in already-mapped companies, not the complete portfolio, and this is a research map rather than a recommendation. SMH is most useful for reading where a concentrated large-cap semiconductor index places weight across the mapped compute names. Its largest mapped positions are NVIDIA (19.6%), AMD (5.58%), Broadcom (5.39%), and Micron (4.79%), a concentrated bet on the mapped compute leaders that anchor the Physical AI semiconductor layer.
Top 10 holdings
As of Oct 26, 2026. Top holdings by weight among U.S.-listed issuers (stockanalysis.com); non-U.S.-listed positions may be omitted. Portfolio weights are not ownership percentages of the companies.
| # | Company | Ticker | Portfolio weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corporation Mapped | NVDA | 20.64% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited Mapped | TSM | 9.78% |
| 3 | Broadcom Inc. Mapped | AVGO | 5.49% |
| 4 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Mapped | AMD | 5.43% |
| 5 | Texas Instruments Incorporated Mapped | TXN | 5.35% |
| 6 | Micron Technology, Inc. Mapped | MU | 4.67% |
| 7 | Analog Devices, Inc. Mapped | ADI | 4.61% |
| 8 | ASML Holding N.V. Mapped | ASML | 4.47% |
| 9 | Marvell Technology, Inc. Mapped | MRVL | 4.46% |
| 10 | QUALCOMM Incorporated Mapped | QCOM | 4.10% |
Holdings changes
- 2026-10-26: NVDA 19.60% → 20.64%
Known positions in mapped companies
| Company | Relationship | Portfolio weight | As of | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD | Reported holding | 9.78% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | Reported holding | 3.58% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| INTEL CORP | Reported holding | 4.02% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Astera Labs, Inc. | Reported holding | 0.94% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | Reported holding | 5.35% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Teradyne | Reported holding | 1.12% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Synopsys Inc. | Reported holding | 2.03% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| STMicroelectronics N.V. | Reported holding | 0.87% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | Reported holding | 4.10% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| ON Semiconductor | Reported holding | 0.51% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| NXP Semiconductors | Reported holding | 1.16% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Reported holding | 20.64% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC | Reported holding | 1.16% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Micron Technology | Reported holding | 4.67% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Microchip Technology Incorporated | Reported holding | 0.86% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Marvell Technology | Reported holding | 4.46% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| KLA Corporation | Reported holding | 3.91% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | Reported holding | 2.12% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Broadcom | Reported holding | 5.49% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| ASML Holding N.V. | Reported holding | 4.47% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Applied Materials | Reported holding | 3.95% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Reported holding | 4.61% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Reported holding | 5.43% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
Derived exposure
Counts cover distinct mapped companies only. They are not an allocation and do not describe the full portfolio.
Universes
Layers
- AI Factory & Cloud Training Infrastructure8 mapped companies
- Sovereign Cloud & Compute1 mapped company
- Edge Compute & Control Silicon6 mapped companies
- Actuation & Motion Control1 mapped company
- Sim-to-Real, Digital Twins & Validation2 mapped companies
- Grid, Power & Thermal Infrastructure2 mapped companies
- Perception & Sensing1 mapped company
- Connectivity, RF & Positioning2 mapped companies
Timeline
- Dec 20, 2011
VanEck Semiconductor ETF begins operations
Source
Start here
- Top mapped weights: NVDA 19.6%, AMD 5.58%, AVGO 5.39%, MU 4.79%.
Open questions
- How does this fund's active/passive weighting compare to peers in the same universe layer?