VanEck Semiconductor ETF

SMH

Market cap $29.3B

Overview Fund Activity

305.25 USD

-1.96

0.64%

At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

306.58

+1.33

0.44%

1 day

-0.64%

5 days

0.56%

1 month

2.83%

3 months

16.69%

6 months

33.32%

Year to date

24.7%

1 year

30.6%

5 years

257.31%

10 years

1,096.59%

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

148% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 201 | Existing positions closed: 81

81% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 [Q1] → 49 (+22) [Q2]

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10B [Q1] → $13.7B (+$3.71B) [Q2]

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 351 | Existing positions reduced: 305

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 904 [Q1] → 1,001 (+97) [Q2]

1.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.39% [Q1] → 52.42% (-1.97%) [Q2]

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.8B | Put options by funds: $12.6B

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 8 articles about SMH published over the past 30 days

24/7 Wall Street

2 Must-Buy ETFs if You Want to Outperform the SPY

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2 Must-Buy ETFs if You Want to Outperform the SPY

Stock Market ETFs Analysis Into Federal Reserve Meeting

Starting with a chart of the 20+ Year US Treasury Bonds ETF (NASDAQ: TLT), we can see that its price cleared the key moving averages and the July 6-month calendar range high. The Leadership indicator is the most important part to watch.

Stock Market ETFs Analysis Into Federal Reserve Meeting

Stock Market ETFs Update: This Week's Trading Ranges

This is a good time to step back and gain some perspective on the key ETFs I follow as the market anticipates several economic happenings, such as: I start with the Transportation Sector ETF (NYSEARCA: IYT) looking at the weekly chart.

Stock Market ETFs Update: This Week's Trading Ranges

With Nvidia Showing Signs Of Cracking, SMH And Other Popular ETFs Are Vulnerable

Nvidia's outsized influence on major ETFs like SMH, QQQ, and SPY makes the broader market highly vulnerable to a sharp NVDA decline. Technical and valuation signals suggest a high probability that NVDA drops significantly before year-end, risking a domino effect across tech and semiconductors. The AI trade is propping up markets, but concentration risk and backward-looking momentum leave portfolios exposed if sentiment shifts or NVDA falters.

With Nvidia Showing Signs Of Cracking, SMH And Other Popular ETFs Are Vulnerable

Schaeffers Research

35 ETFs to Watch After the S&P 500's Most Recent Surge

Over the last 100 trading days, or roughly five months, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has surged more than 25%.

35 ETFs to Watch After the S&P 500's Most Recent Surge

24/7 Wall Street

3 ETFs Trouncing the S&P 500's Long-Term Gains

Nearly every financial article you read will tell you the same thing.

3 ETFs Trouncing the S&P 500's Long-Term Gains

Zacks Investment Research

Should You Invest in the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)?

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Semiconductors segment of the equity market, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 20, 2011.

Should You Invest in the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)?

The Semiconductor Investment Landscape: Demand Will Grow, But Cycles Define The Game

Semiconductors are essential to modern tech, but investing requires understanding their cyclical, capital-intensive, and segmented industry structure. Long-term outperformance comes from picking top-quartile companies with high ROE, proprietary tech, and supply chain control—most others underperform. Industry cycles are inevitable, but secular demand from AI, data centers, EVs, and automation keeps raising the baseline for growth.

The Semiconductor Investment Landscape: Demand Will Grow, But Cycles Define The Game

Bloomberg Technology

Trump Suggests 300% Tariff on Chips

Marta Norton, Empower Chief Investment Strategist, says there has been a benign neglect of tariffs by the market, which has emboldened President Donald Trump to push rates even higher. Norton joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.

Trump Suggests 300% Tariff on Chips

Trump hints at higher semiconductor tariffs. Companies could dodge them by doing this.

Trump suggested steep chip-industry tariffs are coming, but there could be breaks for companies that invest in the U.S. Specifics are still sparse.

Trump hints at higher semiconductor tariffs. Companies could dodge them by doing this.

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