93,590 Shares in VanEck Semiconductor ETF $SMH Bought by Prudential PLC

Prudential PLC bought a new position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 93,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,705,000. Prudential PLC owned about 0.09% of VanEck Semiconductor ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. WealthCollab LLC bought a new position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 66.7% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 112.9% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 1.6%

SMH stock opened at $627.53 on Friday. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $249.76 and a 52 week high of $642.77. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $502.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $424.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.83 and a beta of 1.72.

Key Headlines Impacting VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting VanEck Semiconductor ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The ETF continues to benefit from strong AI infrastructure spending, with investors noting that demand is shifting beyond just Nvidia and still supports semiconductor suppliers. Here’s Why the VanEck Semiconductor ETF Soared in May And Is a Great Way to Play AI Spending
• Positive Sentiment: VanEck reported strong ETF inflows, suggesting continued investor demand for its products and the semiconductor theme. ETF League Tables: VanEck Registers Inflows of $1.4B
• Positive Sentiment: Europe’s new “tech sovereignty” efforts, including plans to boost chip manufacturing, could reinforce long-term semiconductor demand. EU targets Big Tech dependence with ‘made-in-Europe’ drive
• Neutral Sentiment: New coverage highlighted SMH as a way to play AI spending and as an ETF with favorable historical patterns, but this was more commentary than a fresh company-specific catalyst. Now Could Be the Time to Buy These 2 ETFS
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles noted that memory-chip and data-center related ETFs have performed strongly in 2026, underscoring the strength of the semiconductor cycle rather than pointing to a direct SMH-specific trigger. The Memory Chip ETF That Quietly Returned 134% in 2026 While Investors Chased Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom’s earnings miss sparked a broad chip selloff, dragging semiconductor ETFs like SMH lower as investors rotated out of the sector. Broadcom Q2 earnings miss drags Nasdaq futures lower
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage also showed chip stocks weighing on the Nasdaq and broader tech sector, reinforcing the near-term weakness in semiconductors. Dow Soars 800 Points Driven By Healthcare Stocks — But Chip Stocks Drag S&P 500, Nasdaq

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.