VanEck China Semiconductor ETF (SMHC)Greater China Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
37.39 USD
-1.16
(-3.015%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:18 a.m. EDT
The VanEck China Semiconductor ETF presents a stark dichotomy between a fundamentally neutral business and a technically broken trend. While the underlying thesis of China's semiconductor build-out remains intact, the price action tells a different story. The asset has cratered from its highs, trading near its 52-week low, which suggests the market has already priced in severe headwinds regarding geopolitical friction and execution risks. Technically, the momentum is deeply bearish. The price is trading well below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a prolonged downtrend. This is exacerbated by the options data, which reveals a defensive posture among speculators; the overwhelming open interest in puts versus calls signals that the smart money is hedging against further drops rather than anticipating a rebound. With no dividend yield to provide income and a lack of recent price history to confirm a recovery, the risk/reward profile currently leans toward caution. Investors should wait for a clear reversal in the price trend and a shift in options flow before considering a long entry. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.063688 |
| MSTL | 0.091481 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.094023 |
| AutoETS | 0.094025 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 8.53 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.351 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.87 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 36.34 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls. The put/call ratio is skewed significantly toward selling, indicating a bearish sentiment where traders are betting on further declines rather than rallies.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 68.69 |
| All Time Low | 37.39 |
| Ask | 51.99 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 12,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 74,648 |
| Average Volume | 74,648 |
| Average Volume10Days | 12,470 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 45.14 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Category | Greater China Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 38.04 |
| Day Low | 37.3876 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.028817 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 45.6356 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -8.248001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.18073611 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -38.55382 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 68.69 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -31.302402 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.45570537 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 37.3876 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 37.3876 - 68.69 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,782,307,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -1.1623993 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.01121 |
| Fullday Price | 37.3876 |
| Fund Family | VanEck |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,782,172,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,026-06-24 |
| 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 is a rules-based, modified capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index intended to track the performance of 25 of the largest and most liquid Chinese companies in the semiconductor industry. It will seek to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing directly in A-shares. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | VanEck China Semiconductor ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1994238440 |
| Nav Price | 38.93 |
| Net Assets | 17,267,884.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.65 |
| Open | 38.04 |
| Phone | 888-658-8287 |
| Previous Close | 38.55 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.1623993 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.0153031 |
| Regular Market Day High | 38.04 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 37.3876 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 37.3876 - 38.04 |
| Regular Market Open | 38.04 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 38.55 |
| Regular Market Price | 37.3876 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 12,188 |
| Short Name | VanEck China Semiconductor ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SMHC |
| Total Assets | 17,267,884 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing P E | 36.340378 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -36.61724 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -36.61724 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 49.309753 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -11.922153 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.24178083 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 12,188 |