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VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)

Technology | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
464.16 USD +9.36 (2.058%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 464.00 -0.16 (-0.160%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:36 p.m. EDT

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) presents a mixed opportunity. Short-term traders might consider the recent volatility and the concentration of OI around current prices as a potential buying opportunity, especially with the recent price increase. Long-term investors might find the ETF's fundamentals and recent dip as a good entry point, though the dividend yield is moderate. The options activity suggests a cautious outlook with both bullish and bearish signals, indicating a need for careful monitoring of market conditions and earnings reports.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.036051
AutoARIMA0.036567
MSTL0.036979
AutoTheta0.049761

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 6.26
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.102
Excess Kurtosis 0.72
Attribute Value
Market Cap 5,417,164,800
Trailing P/E 45.55

As of April 11, 2026, 1:36 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates a mixed sentiment with a notable presence of both calls and puts. The calls show a concentration around the current price with significant open interest (OI) and volume, suggesting a potential bullish bias. However, the puts also show substantial OI and volume, especially at lower strikes, indicating some bearish sentiment. The IV spikes on both sides suggest heightened volatility expectations, which could be due to upcoming earnings or market events. The overall options activity suggests a cautious approach with potential for short-term gains but also risk of downward pressure.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.31% 0.31% 0.45% 0.61%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 1.1050 0.307200
2024-12-23 1.0710 0.431078
2023-12-18 1.0430 0.606255
2022-12-19 1.2005 1.166249
2021-12-20 0.7865 0.553178
2020-12-21 0.7510 0.721457
2019-12-23 1.0610 1.550015
2018-12-20 0.8190 2.039081
2017-12-18 0.6980 1.505107
2016-12-19 0.2880 0.866463
2015-12-21 0.5705 2.340237
2014-12-22 0.3160 1.280127
2013-12-23 0.3295 1.790811
2012-12-24 0.3500 2.510343
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 464.58
All Time Low 7.225
Ask 476.26
Ask Size 19
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,587,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,054,647
Average Volume 9,054,647
Average Volume10Days 7,587,970
Beta3 Year 1.54
Bid 450.55
Bid Size 19
Category Technology
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 464.58
Day Low 459.61
Dividend Yield 0.29
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.1903515
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 403.8164
Fifty Day Average Change 60.343597
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14943326
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 142.13385
Fifty Two Week High 464.58
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.4199829
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0009040056
Fifty Two Week Low 184.4
Fifty Two Week Low Change 279.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.5171368
Fifty Two Week Range 184.4 - 464.58
First Trade Date Milliseconds 960,211,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.3000792
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,324,339,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index includes common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the semiconductor industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign companies that are listed on a U.S. exchange. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,417,164,800
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3588704
Nav Price 454.81
Net Assets 40,983,896,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.35
Open 462.725
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change -0.16000366
Post Market Change Percent -0.03447166
Post Market Price 464.0
Post Market Time 1,776,470,396
Previous Close 454.8
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 9.36002
Regular Market Change Percent 2.05805
Regular Market Day High 464.58
Regular Market Day Low 459.61
Regular Market Day Range 459.61 - 464.58
Regular Market Open 462.725
Regular Market Previous Close 454.8
Regular Market Price 464.16
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 7,119,021
Shares Outstanding 11,670,900
Short Name VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol SMH
Three Year Average Return 0.5406492
Total Assets 40,983,896,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 45.54897
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 6.42304
Trailing Three Month Returns 6.42304
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 351.49066
Two Hundred Day Average Change 112.66934
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.3205472
Type Disp ETF
Volume 7,119,021
Yield 0.0029
Ytd Return 6.42304