SWS Partners Raises Stock Holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

SWS Partners grew its holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 30.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,652 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,090 shares during the quarter. SWS Partners’ holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,303,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $319,983,000 after buying an additional 424,042 shares in the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 36.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 144.3% in 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 in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 69.4% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 328,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,462,000 after acquiring an additional 134,760 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,743,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $427,901,000 after purchasing an additional 113,705 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SMH stock opened at $223.01 on Tuesday. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $198.44 and a fifty-two week high of $283.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $248.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $245.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.13 and a beta of 1.34.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $1.0713 dividend. 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.