Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Increases Stock Holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 24,606 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 696 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $5,959,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 143.7% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 13,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,501,000 after purchasing an additional 7,916 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 54.6% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,588,000 after buying an additional 6,216 shares during the last quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 3.8% during the second quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,590,000 after buying an additional 508 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 75.1% in the second quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Symmetry Investments LP acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $847,000.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 2.4 %

Shares of SMH opened at $258.25 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $247.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $246.10. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $177.40 and a 12-month high of $283.07. The firm has a market cap of $24.36 billion, a PE ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $1.0713 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.