Compare3 funds · 3 pairs
Picked · 3YTD
Every pair · 3Won · shared
Close to theseFee · YTD
Best of the threeNov 3
  • Lowest cost$ a year on $10kXAR 0.35%
  • Most incometrailing 12-month yieldIDEF 0.35%
  • Best 5 yearsper yearSMH +31.7%
  • Smallest drop · 1Yworst fall in the past yearIDEF −18.9%
Measures won1–3IDEF wins · of 6 · 5Y
$10,000 · 5Y$39,579SMH · XAR $19,789
Lowest cost0.35%XAR · $35 on $10k
Most income0.35%IDEF · $35 on $10k
Smallest drop−18.9%IDEF · worst fall in 1Y
Held in common29.8%XAR and IDEF

XAR vs IDEF

5Y
XAR
IDEF
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF · $5.2BiShares Defense Industrials Act · $3.7B
+28.4%3 years · per year$21,173 · […][…]
+14.6%5 years · per year$19,789 · […][…]
0.35%Expense ratio$35 · $55 on $10k · lower wins0.55%
0.18%12-mo yield$18 · $35 on $10k0.35%
−26.6%Worst dropSmaller wins−18.9%
29.6%VolatilityLower wins23.3%
1–3IDEF wins
$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale
$10k startSMH $39.6kXAR $19.8kOct 2021Nov 2026
Shared top holdingsXAR · IDEF
3.6%LMT5.4%
3.2%NOC4.0%
3.1%GD4.4%
3.0%RTX7.3%
Held in common29.8%
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two
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All Three

5Y3 funds
#Trend
1SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETFReadDesk0.35%0.21%+2.0%+44.0%+43.3%+56.1%+31.7%−24.6%$65.8B
2AXARState Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFReadDesk0.35%0.18%+1.3%−2.9%−5.7%+28.4%+14.6%−26.6%$5.2B
3BIDEFiShares Defense Industrials ActReadDesk0.55%0.35%+0.6%−1.3%−5.9%newnew−18.9%$3.7B
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus
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Cards for this view

XAR vs IDEF

5Y
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense
$19,789
iShares Defense Industrials Act
[…]
MeasureXARIDEF
Fee0.35%0.55%
Cost on $10k a year$35$55
Yield0.18%0.35%
5 years, per year+14.6%[…]
3 years, per year+28.4%[…]
Worst drop · 1Y−26.6%−18.9%
Volatility · 1Y29.6%23.3%
3–1measures won
IDEF first
29.8%
holdings shared
Nov 3, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested
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SOXX vs SMH

YTD
iSharesSOXX
+54.7%
SMHVanEck
+44.0%
Jan 1Nov 3+54.7%+44.0%
+54.7%Year to date+44.0%
0.33% · $33Fee · on $10k a year0.35% · $35
$44.3BAssets$65.8B
2–0SOXX wins
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026
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SCHD vs VIG

YTD
SchwabSCHD
+32.8%
VIGVanguard
+14.0%
Jan 1Nov 3+32.8%+14.0%
+32.8%Year to date+14.0%
3.0%Yield1.5%
$121BAssets$109B
2–0SCHD wins
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026
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JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD
J.P. MorganJEPQ
+7.5%
JEPIJ.P. Morgan
+7.0%
Jan 1Nov 3+7.5%+7.0%
+7.5%Year to date+7.0%
12.3%Yield8.0%
$41.8BAssets$46.0B
2–0JEPQ wins
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026
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Overlap: XAR, IDEF, SMH

Today
29.8%most shared, XAR and IDEF
XARIDEFSMH
XAR—29.8%0.0%
IDEF29.8%—1.1%
SMH0.0%1.1%—
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus
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Income After Fees on $10,000

1Y
−$14most kept, SMH
SMH$21 − $35 = −$14
XAR$18 − $35 = −$17
IDEF$35 − $55 = −$20
KeptFee
End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee
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