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

Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc. lessened its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 2.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,400 shares of the company’s stock after selling 182 shares during the quarter. VanEck Semiconductor ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $2,034,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hartford Financial Management Inc. grew its stake 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 holdings 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 buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 2.8% during 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 Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:SMH opened at $248.35 on Friday. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $192.40 and a 12 month high of $283.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $248.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $244.29.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

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