Compare · 3 funds side by side · dividends reinvested

FAI, DRAM and SMH

FAIFirst Trust×DRAMRoundhill×SMHVanEck×

Story of the three · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · all three on one scale$33,824SMH · best of the three

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FAI, DRAM and SMH, Ranked

Today

FundFeeYieldYTD1 year3 yrs · yr5 yrs · yrWorst dropVolatilityAssetsAvg rank

VanEck Semiconductor ETFThematic · AI & semis0.35%0.25%+24.3%+27.3%+48.4%+27.6%−33.1%42.8%$57.7B1.3

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETFThematic · AI & semis0.65%0.00%+13.7%+10.5%[…][…]−20.8%31.8%$246M1.7

Roundhill Memory ETFThematic · AI & semis0.65%0.00%[…][…][…][…][…][…]$14.4B2.0

Rank among the three1st → 3rdFee, drop and volatility: lower ranks higherAvg rank: mean of the 8 ranks · 1 is best

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: FAI 2024 · DRAM 2026 · SMH 2011

Head to Head

Swap sides Versus in desk

Head to Head

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF · $246M[…]

FAI

DRAM

Roundhill Memory ETF · $14.4B[…]

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested · they hold 6.0% in common

FAIMeasureDRAM

+13.7%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 5[…]

+10.5%1 yearTotal return[…]

[…]3 years · per year[…]

[…]5 years · per year[…]

0.65%Expense ratio$65 · $65 a year on $10k · lower is better0.65%

0.00%Trailing 12-mo yield$0 · $0 a year on $10k0.00%

−20.8%Worst dropSmaller is better[…]

31.8%VolatilityLower is calmer[…]

FAIDRAM Winner of the row, in its colourEach row: the bigger of the two fills its side

0–0Level

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · returns include dividends · 3Y and 5Y figures are per-year returns

More Ways to See the Pairs

FAI vs DRAM: Top 5 Holdings

Today

FAI

43.3%in top 5

DRAM

in top 574.5%

FAIStockDRAM

not top 5FGXXX19.9%

not top 5005930.K19.4%

not top 5000660.K16.6%

not top 5912797WN13.0%

9.8%MSFTnot top 5

9.7%AMZNnot top 5

8.4%AVGOnot top 5

7.8%NVDAnot top 5

7.7%GOOGLnot top 5

not top 5912797VA5.7%

Held in common6.0%

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share of each fund

FAI vs DRAM Returns, Every Period

First TrustFAI

+10.5%

past year

DRAMRoundhill

[…]

past year

Returns […]

FAIDRAMFaded: behind in that period

0–0Level

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

FAI vs SMH

YTD

First TrustFAI

+13.7%

SMHVanEck

+24.3%

+13.7%Year to date+24.3%

−20.8%Worst drop · 1Y−33.1%

31.8%Volatility · 1Y42.8%

0.0%Yield0.2%

$246MAssets$57.7B

2–2level

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: FAI, DRAM, SMH

Today

0.35%lowest, SMH

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

SMH0.35%$35

FAI0.65%$65

DRAM0.65%$65

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

Yields: FAI, DRAM, SMH

0.25%highest, SMH

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

SMH0.25%$25

FAI0.00%$0

DRAM0.00%$0

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

−$10most kept, SMH

SMH$25 − $35 = −$10

FAI$0 − $65 = −$65

DRAM$0 − $65 = −$65

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: FAI, DRAM, SMH

Today

26.8%most shared, FAI and SMH

FAIDRAMSMH

FAI—6.0%26.8%

DRAM6.0%—3.2%

SMH26.8%3.2%—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 3 ETFs

+27.3%SMH, at 42.8% volatility

FAIWorst drop−20.8%31.8% vol

SMHWorst drop−33.1%42.8% vol

DRAMWorst drop[…][…]

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

SMHFAI

+24.3%Year to date+13.7%

0.2%Yield0.0%

+27.3%Past year+10.5%

0.35%Fee0.65%

4–0SMH wins

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SOXX vs SMH

YTD

iSharesSOXX

+31.6%

SMHVanEck

+24.3%

+31.6%Year to date+24.3%

0.33% · $33Fee · on $10k a year0.35% · $35

$37.6BAssets$57.7B

2–0SOXX wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+32.3%

VIGVanguard

+12.5%

+32.3%Year to date+12.5%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+8.5%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+5.2%

+8.5%Year to date+5.2%

12.2%Yield8.1%

$42.6BAssets$46.8B

2–0JEPQ wins

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