VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) Stock Holdings Increased by Stephens Inc. AR

Stephens Inc. AR increased its holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 37.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,953 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $473,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in SMH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,303,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,983,000 after purchasing an additional 424,042 shares in the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 36.7% during the third quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 942,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,415,000 after acquiring an additional 253,300 shares during the period. Meitav Investment House Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 56.9% during the third quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 600,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,260,000 after acquiring an additional 217,702 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 144.3% during the fourth quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 343,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,114,000 after acquiring an additional 202,744 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 69.4% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 328,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,462,000 after acquiring an additional 134,760 shares during the period.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

SMH stock opened at $252.58 on Friday. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $193.72 and a 52-week high of $283.07. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $248.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $244.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $1.0713 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Profile

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 25 of the largest US-listed semiconductors companies. SMH was launched on May 5, 2000 and is managed by VanEck.