HRT Financial LP Takes $19.49 Million Position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

HRT Financial LP purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 74,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,493,000. HRT Financial LP owned approximately 0.13% of VanEck Semiconductor ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of SMH. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 193.7% during the fourth quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 260,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,888,000 after buying an additional 171,870 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 810,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,552,000 after purchasing an additional 166,418 shares during the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp boosted its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 2,671.1% during the first quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 156,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after purchasing an additional 150,785 shares during the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. boosted its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 56.4% during the first quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 314,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,749,000 after purchasing an additional 113,513 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 162.0% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 178,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,212,000 after purchasing an additional 110,226 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

SMH traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $156.21. 4,495,608 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,486,527. The stock has a market cap of $10.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.19 and a beta of 1.35. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $83.49 and a fifty-two week high of $161.17. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $152.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $142.89.

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.