Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc. Has $2.03 Million Holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,400 shares of the company’s stock after selling 182 shares during the quarter. VanEck Semiconductor ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $2,034,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $24,934,000. IMC Chicago LLC acquired a new position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $5,324,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated raised its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 17.6% in the fourth quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 1,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $419,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Elm3 Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $500,000. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 16,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,036,000 after purchasing an additional 811 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SMH opened at $248.35 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $248.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $244.29. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $192.40 and a 1 year high of $283.07. The firm has a market cap of $23.52 billion, a PE ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders 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.

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.