DFEM vs SMH

ADFEM

BSMH

Measures won3–2DFEM wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$36,298SMH · IEFA $14,909

Lowest cost0.05%VXUS · $5 on $10k

Most income3.36%IEFA · $336 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.3%VXUS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.1%DFEM and SMH

DFEM

SMH

Dimensional - Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF · $8.7BVanEck Semiconductor ETF · $60.7B

+19.0%3 years · per year$16,867 · $33,815+50.1%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $36,298+29.4%

0.39%Expense ratio$39 · $35 on $10k · lower wins0.35%

2.14%12-mo yield$214 · $23 on $10k0.23%

−17.0%Worst dropSmaller wins−33.1%

24.3%VolatilityLower wins43.1%

3–2DFEM wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsDFEM · SMH

0.1%TSM10.0%

Held in common0.1%

End-of-day Nov 9, 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	BSMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.23%	+5.1%	+35.3%	+39.3%	+50.1%	+29.4%	−33.1%	$60.7B
2	IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.36%	+3.2%	+11.1%	+15.8%	+18.9%	+8.3%	−11.5%	$192.8B
3	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	ADFEM	Dimensional - Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETFRead Desk	0.39%	2.14%	+3.0%	+11.2%	+12.9%	+19.0%	new	−17.0%	$8.7B

End-of-day Nov 9, 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	BSMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.23%	+5.1%	+35.3%	+39.3%	+50.1%	+29.4%	−33.1%	$60.7B
2	IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.36%	+3.2%	+11.1%	+15.8%	+18.9%	+8.3%	−11.5%	$192.8B
3	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	ADFEM	Dimensional - Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETFRead Desk	0.39%	2.14%	+3.0%	+11.2%	+12.9%	+19.0%	new	−17.0%	$8.7B

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

DFEM vs SMH

DFEM

Dimensional - Emerging Markets Core Equity 2

[…]

SMH

VanEck Semiconductor

$36,298

MeasureDFEMSMH

Fee0.39%0.35%

Cost on $10k a year$39$35

Yield2.14%0.23%

5 years, per year[…]+29.4%

3 years, per year+19.0%+50.1%

Worst drop · 1Y−17.0%−33.1%

Volatility · 1Y24.3%43.1%

3–2measures won
DFEM first

0.1%

holdings shared

Nov 9, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+11.1%

IXUSiShares

+11.5%

+11.1%Year to date+11.5%

2.4%Yield3.0%

$163BAssets$58.0B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+12.9%

IEFAiShares

+11.1%

+12.9%Year to date+11.1%

2.4%Yield3.4%

$232BAssets$193B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

SOXX vs SMH

YTD

iSharesSOXX

+46.5%

SMHVanEck

+35.3%

+46.5%Year to date+35.3%

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

$37.5BAssets$60.7B

2–0SOXX wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

Overlap: DFEM, SMH, IEFA, VXUS

Today

49.8%most shared, IEFA and VXUS

DFEMSMHIEFAVXUS

DFEM—0.1%0.0%22.5%

SMH0.1%—0.0%0.0%

IEFA0.0%0.0%—49.8%

VXUS22.5%0.0%49.8%—

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$329most kept, IEFA

IEFA$336 − $7 = $329

VXUS$239 − $5 = $234

DFEM$214 − $39 = $175

SMH$23 − $35 = −$12

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee