SEMI vs VGT: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Columbia Select Technology ETF

SEMIFNYSE Arca

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGTANYSE Arca

Overlap

54.2%by weight

Expense ratio

VGT −0.66pt a year

SEMI0.75%VGT0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

VGT 477.4×the volume

SEMI8.86KVGT4.23M

3Y return · a year

VGT +2.2pt

SEMI+27.7%VGT+29.9%

SEMI vs VGT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+11.6%SEMI+15.3%VGT

Expense ratio: SEMI 0.75%; VGT 0.09%, better
Fund size: SEMI $41M; VGT $178B
1Y total return: SEMI +11.6%; VGT +15.3%, better
Yield (12M): SEMI 3.88%, better; VGT 0.42%
Holdings: SEMI 36; VGT 324
Avg volume (30D): SEMI 8.86K sh; VGT 4.23M sh, better
NAV per share: SEMI $35.95; VGT $116.95
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for SEMI, VGT, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	SEMI	VGT
Cost30% weight	F13	A92Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A84
Risk15% weight	D32	B60Higher
Tradability15% weight	D31	B57Higher
Holdings10% weight	D36	C41Higher
Durability5% weight	F15	A93Higher

Rank among Technology (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. SEMI and VGT are both graded against the same 23 Technology (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Technology (Broad)⁠

Category · 23 funds

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VGT ranks 3rd and SEMI 21st of 23 funds in the Technology (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 82
Rank 2AFTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFScore 78
Rank 3AVGTVanguard Information Technology ETFScore 71
Rank 4BRSPTInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETFScore 68
Rank 20FQQHHCM Defender 100 Index ETFScore 24
Rank 21FSEMIColumbia Select Technology ETFScore 23
Rank 22FTEKiShares Technology Opportunities Active ETFScore 20

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

SEMIFColumbia Select Technology ETF

VGTAVanguard Information Technology ETF

In short

SEMI No data

VGT Vanguard's technology sleeve, indexed since 2004: roughly 300 US tech stocks running from megacap giants down to small caps, for 0.09% a year. Broad coverage of the sector rather than just its household names.

Stated mandate

SEMI No data

VGT The fund seeks to track an index measuring the investment return of information technology stocks. It uses an indexing approach for large-, mid-, and small-capitalization U.S. technology companies and normally invests at least 80% of assets in target-index stocks.

Why people hold it

SEMI No data

VGT Casts a wide net: about 300 US technology stocks across large, mid and small caps, not just the megacap names everyone already knows.vanguard.com
Charges 0.09% a year, roughly a quarter of what the typical technology sector ETF asks.
One of the largest and most actively traded sector funds around, and it has followed its index closely.
Running since 2004 and among the strongest implementations in its technology peer group. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

SEMI No data

VGT Weighted by market value, so the biggest platform companies drive most of the return. The small caps are along for the ride.
One sector, one country: US technology only, which means bigger swings than a total market fund.
If the last basis point matters, XLK and FTEC list at 0.08%.

Full SEMI profile⁠

Full VGT profile⁠

SEMI vs VGT Holdings

How SEMI and VGT differ

Overlap by weight

54.2%

Shared holdings make up 71.3% of VGT and 71.1% of SEMI.

Level by level

Holdings24 in both54.2%
Sector7 Sectors85.7%
Countryby domicile90.4%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in SEMI and VGT, widest gap first
Sector	More in SEMIMore in VGT	SEMI	VGT
Technology	VGT +14.0 points	85.3%	99.3%
Communication	SEMI +7.5 points	7.5%	0.0%
Financials	SEMI +3.5 points	3.8%	0.3%
Consumer Discretionary	SEMI +3.3 points	3.4%	0.1%
Industrials	VGT +0.3 points	0.0%	0.3%
Materials	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
Health Care	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in SEMI and VGT, widest gap first
Country	More in SEMIMore in VGT	SEMI	VGT
United States	VGT +9.6 points	90.4%	100.0%
Taiwan	SEMI +4.9 points	4.8%	0.0%
Netherlands	SEMI +3.6 points	3.5%	0.0%
Canada	SEMI +1.2 points	1.2%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

SEMI64.0%
VGT63.6%

Securities held

SEMI35
VGT321

Asset class

SEMI: Equity
VGT: Equity

Holdings

Only in SEMI11
In both24
Only in VGT297

Only in SEMI

11 securities, 27.1% of SEMI by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.69%
Alphabet Inc3.78%
Amazon.com Inc3.65%
Asml Holding NV3.41%
Visa Inc2.60%
Meta Platforms Inc2.28%
Mastercard Inc2.04%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.81%
Shopify Inc1.20%
Nxp Semiconductors NV0.92%
Netflix Inc0.67%

Only in VGT

297 securities, 28.6% of VGT by weight

Advanced Micro Devices Inc3.67%
Palantir Technologies Inc1.55%
Texas Instruments Inc0.98%
International Business Machines Corp0.77%
QUALCOMM Inc0.76%
Salesforce Inc0.72%
Dell Technologies Inc0.65%
Fortinet Inc0.46%
Snowflake Inc0.45%
Accenture PLC0.45%
Cloudflare Inc0.45%
Adobe Inc0.39%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co0.36%
Datadog Inc0.36%
Motorola Solutions Inc0.31%
Lumentum Holdings Inc0.30%
Intuit Inc0.30%
Keysight Technologies Inc0.27%
Teradyne Inc0.27%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc0.27%
TE Connectivity PLC0.27%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.26%
Astera Labs Inc0.23%
Ciena Corp0.21%
Twilio Inc0.21%
Coherent Corp0.21%
Everpure Inc0.20%
Autodesk Inc0.20%
NetApp Inc0.19%
Microchip Technology Inc0.19%
Okta Inc0.19%
Flex Ltd0.19%
Workday Inc0.18%
SLBBH11420.18%
Roper Technologies Inc0.16%
Strategy Inc0.16%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.15%
HP Inc0.15%
Atlassian Corp0.15%
Jabil Inc0.15%
ON Semiconductor Corp0.14%
Teledyne Technologies Inc0.14%
F5 Inc0.14%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp0.14%
Qnity Electronics Inc0.13%
MongoDB Inc0.13%
Super Micro Computer Inc0.13%
Entegris Inc0.13%
VeriSign Inc0.13%
Semtech Corp0.12%

Weight gaps

All 24 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in SEMI and VGT, widest gap first
Holding	More in SEMIMore in VGT	SEMI	VGT
Apple IncAAPL	VGT +7.06 points	8.85%	15.91%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	VGT +4.33 points	6.83%	11.16%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	SEMI +3.75 points	5.30%	1.55%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	VGT +3.32 points	14.26%	17.58%
Broadcom IncAVGO	SEMI +2.85 points	6.96%	4.11%
Crowdstrike Holdings IncCRWD	SEMI +2.30 points	3.32%	1.02%
Micron Technology IncMU	SEMI +1.84 points	6.29%	4.45%
Applied Materials IncAMAT	SEMI +1.40 points	2.93%	1.53%
Synopsys IncSNPS	SEMI +1.31 points	1.64%	0.33%
Intel CorpINTC	VGT +1.13 points	0.85%	1.98%
Analog Devices IncADI	SEMI +0.89 points	1.64%	0.75%
Western Digital CorpWDC	SEMI +0.71 points	1.32%	0.61%
Marvell Technology IncMRVL	SEMI +0.58 points	1.46%	0.88%
Kla CorpKLAC	VGT +0.40 points	0.58%	0.98%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	VGT +0.38 points	1.22%	1.60%
Cadence Design Systems IncCDNS	SEMI +0.37 points	0.75%	0.38%
Arista Networks IncANET	SEMI +0.31 points	1.16%	0.85%
Sandisk CorpSNDK	VGT +0.25 points	0.72%	0.97%
Corning IncGLW	SEMI +0.18 points	0.67%	0.49%
Servicenow IncNOW	SEMI +0.18 points	0.72%	0.54%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	VGT +0.19 points	1.05%	1.24%
Amphenol CorpAPH	SEMI +0.13 points	0.93%	0.80%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	VGT +0.13 points	0.66%	0.79%
Oracle CorpORCL	SEMI +0.09 points	0.94%	0.85%

All 36 SEMI holdings⁠All 310 VGT holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

SEMI vs VGT Cost

Overpaying SEMI vs VGT

$12,584

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

SEMI 0.75%
$14,482
VGT 0.09%
$1,898

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

SEMI 0.75%
VGT 0.09%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	SEMI	VGT	Overpaying
10	$1,336	$165	$1,171
20	$5,078	$646	$4,432
30	$14,482	$1,898	$12,584

Expense ratio

0.75%SEMI
0.09%VGT, cheaper

VGT0.09%SEMI0.75%

0.08%1.00%

Middle half of Technology (Broad) funds
Median 0.45%

VGT 3rd cheapest of 23 funds

SEMI 19th cheapest of 23 funds

SEMI vs VGT Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): SEMI 3.88%, better; VGT 0.42%
Payout (12M): SEMI $1.37; VGT $0.47
Last payment: SEMI $1.37; VGT $0.15
Ex-dividend: SEMI Dec 18, 2025; VGT Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: SEMI Dec 26, 2025; VGT Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: SEMI Annual; VGT Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

SEMIAnnual · 4 paymentsAll SEMI payments⁠

VGTQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VGT payments⁠

SEMI vs VGT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: SEMI 24.2%VGT 22.2%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: SEMI 1.02VGT 1.19, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: SEMI −32.9%since Mar 2022VGT −35.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: SEMI 1.52VGT 1.35; Market = 1

SEMI and VGT in the news

All news⁠

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Head-to-Head
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Sector Pulse
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Oct 5, 2026VGT
Price vs Value
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SEMI vs VGT

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How SEMI and VGT differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in SEMI

Only in VGT

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Equal-weight technology beat the biggest tech funds this year

QQQ vs. VGT: choose VGT for technology, QQQ for the Nasdaq-100

XFUNDS Technology Income ETF is 99.1% the Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF holds NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft at twice the weight of Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

Materials led the sectors, pulled by Vylor and two steelmakers

Vanguard showed a 1.94% discount on an energy fund that closed two cents above its value