ALAI vs SMH

AALAI

BSMH

Measures won3–3level · of 6 · YTD

$10,000 · YTD$12,432SMH · VEA $11,020

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income2.50%VEA · $250 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.6%VEA · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common27.0%ALAI and SMH

YTD

ALAI

SMH

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF · $2.3BVanEck Semiconductor ETF · $57.7B

+4.9%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 5+24.3%

+2.3%1 yearTotal return+27.3%

0.58%Expense ratio$58 · $35 on $10k · lower wins0.35%

1.43%12-mo yield$143 · $25 on $10k0.25%

−21.1%Worst dropSmaller wins−33.1%

29.5%VolatilityLower wins42.8%

3–3Level

$10,000 · since Jan 1All four, one scale

Shared top holdingsALAI · SMH

12.0%NVDA20.5%

5.6%TSM9.7%

3.4%AVGO5.8%

2.3%AMD5.4%

Held in common27.0%

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 since Jan 1, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Four

YTD4 funds

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1	BSMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.25%	−11.2%	+24.3%	+27.3%	+48.4%	+27.6%	−33.1%	$57.7B
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.50%	−3.7%	+10.2%	+16.0%	+20.9%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	WCMI	First Trust WCM International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.85%	0.59%	−3.8%	+4.9%	+8.3%	new	new	−12.5%	$2.1B
4	AALAI	Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETFRead Desk	0.58%	1.43%	−6.9%	+4.9%	+2.3%	new	new	−21.1%	$2.3B

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Four

YTD4 funds

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1	BSMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.25%	−11.2%	+24.3%	+27.3%	+48.4%	+27.6%	−33.1%	$57.7B
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.50%	−3.7%	+10.2%	+16.0%	+20.9%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	WCMI	First Trust WCM International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.85%	0.59%	−3.8%	+4.9%	+8.3%	new	new	−12.5%	$2.1B
4	AALAI	Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETFRead Desk	0.58%	1.43%	−6.9%	+4.9%	+2.3%	new	new	−21.1%	$2.3B

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

ALAI vs SMH

ALAI

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters

$10,227

SMH

VanEck Semiconductor

$12,732

MeasureALAISMH

Fee0.58%0.35%

Cost on $10k a year$58$35

Yield1.43%0.25%

5 years, per year[…]+27.6%

3 years, per year[…]+48.4%

Worst drop · 1Y−21.1%−33.1%

Volatility · 1Y29.5%42.8%

3–1measures won
ALAI first

27.0%

holdings shared

Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 one year ago, dividends reinvested

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+10.2%

IEFAiShares

+8.5%

+10.2%Year to date+8.5%

2.5%Yield3.4%

$232BAssets$189B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

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

Overlap: ALAI, WCMI, SMH, VEA

Today

27.0%most shared, ALAI and SMH

ALAIWCMISMHVEA

ALAI—2.9%27.0%0.0%

WCMI2.9%—0.0%6.1%

SMH27.0%0.0%—0.0%

VEA0.0%6.1%0.0%—

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

Income After Fees on $10,000

$247most kept, VEA

VEA$250 − $3 = $247

ALAI$143 − $58 = $85

SMH$25 − $35 = −$10

WCMI$59 − $85 = −$26

KeptFee

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