Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $79.93 Million Stock Position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 326,088 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,392 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $79,934,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $144,385,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,303,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,983,000 after acquiring an additional 424,042 shares in the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC lifted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 942,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,415,000 after acquiring an additional 253,300 shares in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 144.3% in the 4th quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 343,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,114,000 after acquiring an additional 202,744 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 69.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 328,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,462,000 after acquiring an additional 134,760 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $225.42 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $242.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $244.24. The company has a market cap of $20.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.46 and a beta of 1.34. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $198.44 and a 1 year high of $283.07.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders 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.