VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) Stock Position Raised by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,667 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 452 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $10,090,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hartford Financial Management Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 61.9% in the 4th quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 102 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Nvwm LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $458,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Clarity Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $252.58 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $248.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $244.51. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $193.72 and a 1-year high of $283.07.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The firm 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.