Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Grows Holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF $SMH

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 10.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 24,983 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,384 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $8,154,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 32,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,921,000 after acquiring an additional 1,666 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Element Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $515,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 136.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 10,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,407,000 after purchasing an additional 6,026 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 168.8% during the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 49,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,807,000 after purchasing an additional 31,089 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:SMH opened at $414.78 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $381.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $343.43. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $170.11 and a 1-year high of $420.60. The firm has a market cap of $45.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.83 and a beta of 1.52.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a $1.1047 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 31.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Company 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.