Empirical Finance LLC Makes New $583,000 Investment in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

Empirical Finance LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,408 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $583,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hartford Financial Management Inc. grew its holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 61.9% during the fourth quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 102 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Nvwm LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $458,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased 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 worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased 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 worth $219,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Clarity Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ SMH opened at $249.62 on Tuesday. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $193.72 and a 52-week high of $283.07. The stock has a market cap of $23.64 billion, a PE ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $248.67 and a 200-day moving average of $244.18.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

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