Sigma Planning Corp Buys 696 Shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

Sigma Planning Corp raised its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 2.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,553 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 696 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $6,188,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 48.2% in the third 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 increased its holdings in 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 worth $231,415,000 after buying an additional 253,300 shares during the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. increased its holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 56.9% during the third quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 600,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $147,260,000 after buying an additional 217,702 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its holdings in 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 worth $83,114,000 after buying an additional 202,744 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 69.4% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 328,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,462,000 after buying an additional 134,760 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 3.0 %

Shares of SMH opened at $249.96 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $23.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $198.44 and a 1-year high of $283.07. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $249.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $245.45.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

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

About VanEck Semiconductor ETF

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.