D.A. Davidson & CO. Boosts Holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 98.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 20,007 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,917 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $4,911,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 69.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 328,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,462,000 after purchasing an additional 134,760 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 4,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 10,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,564,000 after buying an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Seldon Capital LP bought a new stake in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,062,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 332.0% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 7,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,776,000 after buying an additional 5,561 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

SMH opened at $238.25 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $248.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $246.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.82 and a beta of 1.35. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $156.56 and a 52-week high of $283.07.

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.