VanEck Semiconductor ETF $SMH Shares Sold by Compound Planning Inc.

Compound Planning Inc. trimmed its position in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) by 75.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 548 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,666 shares during the quarter. Compound Planning Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Semiconductor ETF were worth $210,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WealthCollab LLC purchased a new position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Investment Counsel Co. of Nevada acquired a new position in VanEck Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Semiconductor ETF by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of SMH opened at $540.82 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.83 and a beta of 1.71. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $598.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $492.24. VanEck Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $279.19 and a twelve month high of $671.83.

Key Stories Impacting VanEck Semiconductor ETF

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broad chip-sector rebound: U.S. equity indexes and semiconductor shares rallied sharply, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gaining 7.5% and companies including Sandisk, Micron, and AMD among the strongest performers. The sector-wide rebound is directly supportive of SMH, which holds a diversified basket of chip companies. Update: US Equity Indexes Jump Amid Rebound in Chipmakers
• Positive Sentiment: Improving technology sentiment: Wall Street futures pointed higher as a technology-led revival spread across global markets. Reports that Microsoft has eased some investor concerns about artificial-intelligence spending may also be helping restore confidence in the AI trade, a key theme for SMH holdings. Tech Revival Buoys Wall Street Pre-Bell; Asia Rallies, Europe Up A New Reality for the AI Trade
• Positive Sentiment: More AI chip investment: MediaTek approved a discretionary financing budget of up to $5 billion to support long-term growth, including expansion into AI data-center chips. The announcement reinforces expectations for sustained AI infrastructure demand across the semiconductor industry. MediaTek plans $5 billion financing for AI data-center chips
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical recovery remains fragile: SMH rebounded from its lows, but traders are watching the $543 area as an important level. Failure to hold the recovery could signal that recent strength is only a short-term bounce rather than the beginning of a sustained rally. Chip ETF dip-buyers need strong stomachs: Azure lifts SMH off lows, but $543 holds key
• Negative Sentiment: China competition risk: Analysis suggesting China can produce memory products but still lacks certain advanced base-die capabilities highlights both a limitation and a continuing geopolitical and competitive risk for semiconductor companies. China Can Build The Memory, It Can’t Build The Base Die

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.