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BetaShares Global Semiconductors ETF · BetaShares

Data as at 29 March 2026

TL;DR

Tracks the 25 largest US-listed semiconductor companies — NVIDIA, TSMC, ASML, Broadcom, and the other companies that design and manufacture the chips used in AI, cloud computing, smartphones, and vehicles.

MER (Annual Fee)
0.57%
#2 lowest in Technology
1Y Return
+79.5%
3Y Return (p.a.)
+40.0%
Dividend Yield
4.95%
Trailing 12 months
AUM
$557.5M
Assets under management
Avg Daily Turnover
$1.4M
Avg shares × unit price
Unit Price
$25.02
As at 29 March 2026
Provider
BetaShares
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Strategy

Follows the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index. Managed by VanEck. Holdings are concentrated in chip design (NVIDIA, Qualcomm, AMD) and chip manufacturing (TSMC, ASML, Lam Research).

Top Holdings

Key Fact

TSMC manufactures chips for Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, and most other major chip designers — making it the world's most critical single point of infrastructure in the global technology supply chain. SEMI holds TSMC at approximately 10% weight.

Suited for

Investors who want concentrated semiconductor industry exposure. AI model training requires vast amounts of GPU compute — NVIDIA and similar companies are the direct beneficiaries of that structural demand.

Risks

Semiconductors are highly cyclical — the industry experiences boom-bust inventory cycles every few years. NVIDIA alone represents over 20% of SEMI, creating significant single-stock concentration risk.

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Fees (40%)15
Fund Size (25%)39
Liquidity (20%)55
Yield (15%)100
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Frequently Asked Questions - SEMI

How exposed is SEMI to US-China geopolitical risk affecting semiconductor supply chains?+
SEMI holds major positions in TSMC, ASML, and NVIDIA - companies directly impacted by US export controls on advanced chips to China. Roughly half the portfolio relies on Asian fabrication or European lithography equipment subject to trade restrictions. Australian investors should understand that geopolitical escalation around Taiwan could trigger significant drawdowns. Despite this concentration risk, semiconductors remain essential infrastructure, and SEMI's 24.6% one-year return reflects strong structural demand for advanced chips globally.
Why is SEMI's dividend yield only 0.15% and does that matter for income-focused SMSF portfolios?+
Semiconductor companies like NVIDIA and TSMC reinvest heavily in R&D and fabrication capacity rather than paying dividends, resulting in SEMI's near-zero 0.15% yield. This makes SEMI unsuitable as a standalone income holding for SMSF members in pension phase who need regular cash flow. Income-focused investors might pair SEMI with high-yield options like VHY (5.42% yield) to balance growth exposure with distributable income. SEMI is fundamentally a capital growth play for long-term wealth accumulation.
How does SEMI compare to buying individual NVIDIA shares on the ASX via CDIs?+
Buying NVIDIA CDIs gives concentrated single-stock exposure, while SEMI spreads risk across approximately 30 global semiconductor leaders including TSMC, ASML, Broadcom, and AMD alongside NVIDIA. SEMI's 0.57% MER is the cost of instant diversification across the entire chip value chain - design, fabrication, and equipment. For Australian investors, SEMI also simplifies tax reporting compared to holding multiple foreign CDIs, with BetaShares handling foreign income and withholding tax reconciliation through annual AMMA statements.
What index methodology does SEMI use and does it cap individual stock weightings?+
SEMI tracks the Nasdaq CTA Semiconductor Index, which selects companies classified as semiconductor producers using a modified market-capitalisation weighting approach. Individual holdings are capped to prevent excessive concentration in mega-caps like NVIDIA, though top holdings can still represent significant portfolio weight given the industry's natural concentration. The index rebalances semi-annually and requires minimum liquidity thresholds. Australian investors benefit from this rules-based approach, which avoids the emotional bias of stock-picking in a volatile, momentum-driven sector.