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SMHVanEckINDEX

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$541.62+2.74% vs prior close
32566952-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

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.

SMH price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateSMH close
Sep 28, 2026$600.01
Sep 29, 2026$606.90
Sep 30, 2026$609.00
Oct 1, 2026$617.81
Oct 2, 2026$630.60
Oct 5, 2026$633.90
Oct 6, 2026$632.50
Oct 7, 2026$625.03
Oct 8, 2026$607.27
Oct 9, 2026$603.33
Oct 12, 2026$590.99
Oct 13, 2026$588.12
Oct 14, 2026$564.74
Oct 15, 2026$558.84
Oct 16, 2026$539.79
Oct 19, 2026$548.46
Oct 20, 2026$546.36
Oct 21, 2026$556.70
Oct 22, 2026$523.35
Oct 23, 2026$527.20
Oct 26, 2026$541.62

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$2.4B

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15Oct 19+$1.4BOct 21+$710.1MOct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19+$1.4B+$710.1MOct 23Sep 23Oct 1Oct 9Oct 19+$1.4B+$710.1MOct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$991.6M
Sep 24$0
Sep 25−$272.7M
Sep 28−$270.4M
Sep 29$426.3M
Sep 30−$91.3M
Oct 1−$307M
Oct 2$505.6M
Oct 5−$726.8M
Oct 6$539.8M
Oct 7$0
Oct 8−$765M
Oct 9−$700.4M
Oct 12−$118.8M
Oct 13$320.1M
Oct 14$599.5M
Oct 15−$495.9M
Oct 16$273M
Oct 19−$110.6M
Oct 20$354.3M
Oct 21$1.4B
Oct 22$185.5M
Oct 23$710.1M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$1.7B of net inflows over the past month, about 2.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +50.4% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$66.6Bassets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
+$1.7Bnet flow, trailing month
8.4Mavg daily volume, 30 days
26holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed June 5, 2000 · beta 2.41
The book at a glance
NVDA+2.4%TSM+1.4%AVGO+2.3%TXN+4.7%AMD+2.8%MU+3.0%ADI+4.3%MRVL+2.3%ASML+1.2%QCOM+2.1%INTC+4.0%AMAT+2.7%KLAC+2.5%SKHY+4.1%LRCX+3.2%CDNS+1.8%SNPS+5.6%NXPI+4.6%MPWR+2.4%ARMALAB

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NVDANVIDIA20.92%$216.00+2.4%
2TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR9.72%$424.37+1.4%
3AVGOBROADCOM5.56%$329.17+2.3%
4TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS5.29%$298.12+4.7%
5AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES5.37%$531.28+2.8%
6MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY4.59%$903.70+3.0%
7ADIANALOG DEVICES4.58%$407.93+4.3%
8MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY4.40%$233.78+2.3%
9ASMLASML HOLDING NV4.48%$1590.90+1.2%
10QCOMQUALCOMM4.06%$179.60+2.1%
11INTCINTEL3.98%$90.47+4.0%
12AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS3.97%$387.59+2.7%
13KLACKLA4.00%$149.21+2.5%
14SKHYSK hynix Inc. ADR3.66%$142.62+4.1%
15LRCXLAM RESEARCH3.61%$237.50+3.2%

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Sector weights

  • Information Technology100%
  • Technology99.99%
  • Electronic Technology84.93%
  • Producer Manufacturing8.97%
  • Technology Services6.07%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Information Technology100%
Technology99.99%
Electronic Technology84.93%
Producer Manufacturing8.97%
Technology Services6.07%

Country weights

  • United States77.78%
  • Taiwan14.53%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)12.97%
  • Taiwan, Province of China11.02%
  • Netherlands6.79%
  • France2.47%
  • Switzerland0.9%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States77.78%
Taiwan14.53%
Taiwan (Province of China)12.97%
Taiwan, Province of China11.02%
Netherlands6.79%
France2.47%
Switzerland0.9%
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month-10.7%
3 months-3.5%
6 months+6.9%
YTD+50.4%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$2.6B
1 month+$1.7B
3 months+$3.3B
YTD+$10.5B
1 year+$12B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$243.9MNov+$832MDec+$2.3BJan+$2BFeb−$2.7BMar+$3.9BApr−$1.6BMay+$2.2BJun+$4.5BJul−$2.4BAug+$599.5MSep+$1.7BOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun+$4.5BJulAugSep+$1.7BOctNovJanMarMay+$4.5BJul+$1.7BOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov$243.9M
Dec$832M
Jan$2.3B
Feb$2B
Mar−$2.7B
Apr$3.9B
May−$1.6B
Jun$2.2B
Jul$4.5B
Aug−$2.4B
Sep$599.5M
Oct$1.7B
The risk read
36%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
40%realized volatility, 1 year
-24.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-19.0%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 20.9% of the book; the top ten carry 69%. Spread across 25+ names, it behaves like roughly 12 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
102Kcalls · latest snapshot
199Kputs · latest snapshot
1.96put/call ratio
9.9Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY$587M$615M
NVDA NVIDIA$283M$278M
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES$223M$216M
INTC INTEL$124M$95M
AVGO BROADCOM$93M$92M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against SMH

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SMH on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.6B+$187M-33bp on fee · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-31bp on fee · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.2B+$235M-32bp on fee · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-31bp on fee · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$27.3B+$223M-31bp on fee · +$223M in over the monthHead-to-head
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