SMH vs ALAI

ASMH

BALAI

Measures won1–3ALAI wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$33,824SMH · IEMG $12,929

Lowest cost0.09%IEMG · $9 on $10k

Most income2.54%IEMG · $254 on $10k

Smallest drop−12.5%WCMI · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common27.0%SMH and ALAI

SMH

ALAI

VanEck Semiconductor ETF · $65.4BAlger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF · $2.4B

+48.4%3 years · per year$32,662 · […][…]

+27.6%5 years · per year$33,824 · […][…]

0.35%Expense ratio$35 · $58 on $10k · lower wins0.58%

0.25%12-mo yield$25 · $143 on $10k1.43%

−33.1%Worst dropSmaller wins−21.1%

42.8%VolatilityLower wins29.5%

1–3ALAI wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsSMH · ALAI

20.5%NVDA12.0%

9.7%TSM5.6%

5.8%AVGO3.4%

5.4%AMD2.3%

Held in common27.0%

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

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	ASMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.25%	−11.2%	+24.3%	+27.3%	+48.4%	+27.6%	−33.1%	$65.4B
2	IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.54%	−5.6%	+6.0%	+7.5%	+18.9%	+5.3%	−17.8%	$147.8B
3	BALAI	Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETFRead Desk	0.58%	1.43%	−6.9%	+4.9%	+2.3%	new	new	−21.1%	$2.4B
4	WCMI	First Trust WCM International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.85%	0.59%	−3.8%	+4.9%	+8.3%	new	new	−12.5%	$2.1B

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

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	ASMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.25%	−11.2%	+24.3%	+27.3%	+48.4%	+27.6%	−33.1%	$65.4B
2	IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.54%	−5.6%	+6.0%	+7.5%	+18.9%	+5.3%	−17.8%	$147.8B
3	BALAI	Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETFRead Desk	0.58%	1.43%	−6.9%	+4.9%	+2.3%	new	new	−21.1%	$2.4B
4	WCMI	First Trust WCM International Equity ETFRead Desk	0.85%	0.59%	−3.8%	+4.9%	+8.3%	new	new	−12.5%	$2.1B

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

SMH vs ALAI

SMH

VanEck Semiconductor

$33,824

ALAI

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters

[…]

MeasureSMHALAI

Fee0.35%0.58%

Cost on $10k a year$35$58

Yield0.25%1.43%

5 years, per year+27.6%[…]

3 years, per year+48.4%[…]

Worst drop · 1Y−33.1%−21.1%

Volatility · 1Y42.8%29.5%

3–1measures won
ALAI first

27.0%

holdings shared

Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VWO vs IEMG

YTD

VanguardVWO

+1.2%

IEMGiShares

+6.0%

+1.2%Year to date+6.0%

2.2%Yield2.5%

$125BAssets$148B

2–0IEMG wins

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

$42.6BAssets$65.4B

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%

$123BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Overlap: ALAI, WCMI, SMH, IEMG

Today

27.0%most shared, ALAI and SMH

ALAIWCMISMHIEMG

ALAI—2.9%27.0%0.0%

WCMI2.9%—0.0%10.2%

SMH27.0%0.0%—0.0%

IEMG0.0%10.2%0.0%—

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

Income After Fees on $10,000

$245most kept, IEMG

IEMG$254 − $9 = $245

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