VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Semiconductor ETF
US ˙ NasdaqGM ˙ US92189F6768

SecuritySMH / VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Semiconductor ETF
InstitutionBlackRock, Inc.
Latest Disclosed Ownership80,762 shares
Ownership 0.30%
BlackRock, Inc. ownership in SMH / VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Semiconductor ETF

2022-02-24 - BlackRock, Inc. has filed an SC 13G/A form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing ownership of 80,762 shares of VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Semiconductor ETF (US:SMH). This represents 0.3 percent ownership of the company. In their previous filing dated 2021-02-05 , BlackRock, Inc. had reported owning 1,551,982 shares, indicating a decrease of -94.80 percent.

BlackRock, Inc. has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (SMH) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD and put options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13D/G Filings

This table shows a history of the 13D/G filings made by the investor and/or investor group. Note that the share values in this table are not directly comparable to any numbers shown in the 13F table (if any).

File
Date		Effective
Date		Form Prev
Shares		 Latest
Shares		 ΔShares
(Percent)		 Ownership
(Percent)		 ΔOwnership
(Percent)
2022-02-24 2022-02-24 13G/A 1,551,982 80,762 -94.80 0.30 -96.59
2021-02-05 2021-02-05 13G/A 1,387,719 1,551,982 11.84 8.80 10.00
2020-12-08 2020-12-08 13G 2,285,801 1,387,719 -39.29 8.00 -48.39
2020-09-09 2020-09-09 13G/A 1,416,746 2,285,801 61.34 15.50 51.96
2020-06-09 2020-06-09 13G 124,372 1,416,746 1,039.12 10.20 827.27
2019-09-10 2019-09-10 13G/A 879,289 124,372 -85.86 1.10 -88.17
2019-08-09 2019-08-09 13G/A 1,600,000 879,289 -45.04 9.30 -40.00
2019-07-10 2019-07-10 13G 1,600,000 15.50

Important Note: One of the primary uses of the 13D/G filings is to evaluate the ability of a firm to control a company (ie, the "beneficial ownership"). To that end, firms are required to report not just direct holdings in companies, but indirect holdings that they control. For investment firms, these indirect holdings can include shares in funds they manage, advisory accounts, and in the case of activist campaigns, pledged votes. Therefore, share counts listed in 13D/G filings can differ significantly than share counts listed in 13F filings.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

SMH / VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Semiconductor ETF Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date		 Effective
Date		Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)		 Reported
Shares		 ΔShares ΔShares
(%)		 Reported
Value
(x1000)		 ΔValue
(%)		 Alloc
(%)		 ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)		 Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-13 2026-03-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 119,253 5,059 4.43 45,722 11.18 0.0001
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 114,194 1,157 1.02 41,125 11.48 0.0007
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 113,037 -52,058 -31.53 36,891 -19.88 0.0006
2025-08-12 2025-06-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 165,095 1,287 0.79 46,042 32.91 0.0009
2025-05-02 2025-03-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 163,808 -121,618 -42.61 34,640 -49.88 0.0007
2025-02-07 2024-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 285,426 -179,426 -38.60 69,122 -39.42 0.0014
2024-11-13 2024-09-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 464,852 40,014 9.42 114,098 3.02 0.0024
2024-08-13 2024-06-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 424,838 -25,000 -5.56 110,755 9.43 0.0025
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 449,838 90,800 25.29 101,209 61.20 0.0024
2024-02-13 2023-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 359,038 200,042 125.82 62,785 172.37 0.0016
2023-11-13 2023-09-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 158,996 0 0.00 23,051 -4.78 0.0007
2023-08-11 2023-06-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 158,996 69,498 77.65 24,207 2.77 0.0007
2023-05-12 2023-03-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 89,498 -50,000 -35.84 23,555 -16.80 0.0007
2023-02-13 2022-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 139,498 59,948 75.36 28,310 92.23 0.0009
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 79,550 0 0.00 14,727 -9.13 0.0005
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 79,550 0 0.00 16,207 -24.49 0.0005
2022-05-12 2022-03-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 79,550 -1,212 -1.50 21,462 -13.94 0.0006
2022-02-10 2021-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 80,762 0 0.00 24,938 20.49 0.0006
2021-11-09 2021-09-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF 92189F676 80,762 -73 -0.09 20,697 -2.37 0.0006
2021-08-11 2021-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 80,835 42,506 110.90 21,199 127.09 0.0006
2021-05-07 2021-03-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 38,329 -216,053 -84.93 9,335 -83.20 0.0003
2021-02-05 2020-12-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 254,382 -79,025 -23.70 55,562 -4.33 0.0018
2020-11-06 2020-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 333,407 -104,937 -23.94 58,079 -13.29 0.0021
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 438,344 6,825 1.58 66,980 32.51 0.0027
2020-05-01 2020-03-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 431,519 245,664 132.18 50,548 92.32 0.0025
2020-02-13 2019-12-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 185,855 0 0.00 26,283 18.70 0.0010
2019-11-08 2019-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR SEMICONDUCTOR ET 92189F676 185,855 185,855 22,142 0.0009
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date		 Effective
Date		Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price		 Shares ΔShares
(%)		 Value
(x1000)		 ΔValue
(%)		 Prior Allocation
(%)		 Allocation
(%)		 ΔAllocation
(%)		 Cost Basis
(x1000)		 Profit
(x1000)		 Return
(%)
2024-08-13 2024-06-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 243,000 76.98 54,673 127.71 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-13 2023-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 137,300 24,010 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-23 2021-12-31 13F/A VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-10 2021-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-09 2021-09-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 90,000 -91.58 23,064 -91.77 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-11 2021-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 1,068,400 -19.49 280,178 -13.31 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-07 2021-03-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 1,327,000 2.27 323,190 14.03 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-05 2020-12-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 1,297,600 0.31 283,421 25.77 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-06 2020-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 1,293,600 -16.86 225,345 -5.21 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 1,555,900 237,741 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-01 2020-03-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-13 2019-12-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST OPTIONS Call 226,500 32,030 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-08 2019-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-22 2019-06-30 13F/A VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 1,600,000 176,288 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-13 2019-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Call 1,600,000 176,288 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date		 Effective
Date		Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)		 Value
(x1000)		 ΔValue
(%)		 Prior Allocation
(%)		 Allocation
(%)		 ΔAllocation
(%)		 Cost Basis
(x1000)		 Profit
(x1000)		 Return
(%)
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-13 2023-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Put 150,000 26,230 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-13 2022-12-31 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Put 295,000 -1.67 54,611 -10.65 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F VANECK ETF TRUST OPTIONS Put 300,000 61,120 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-05 2020-12-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-06 2020-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 105,000 -4.55 18,291 8.82 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 110,000 -39.89 16,809 -21.59 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-01 2020-03-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 183,000 70.23 21,438 41.03 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-13 2019-12-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST OPTIONS Put 107,500 5.91 15,201 25.72 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-08 2019-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 101,500 -40.82 12,091 -36.01 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-22 2019-06-30 13F/A VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 171,500 24.28 18,896 28.77 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-13 2019-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 171,500 18,896 n/a n/a n/a
2019-05-09 2019-03-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 138,000 14,674 n/a n/a n/a
2018-11-09 2018-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-08-09 2018-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 194,000 0.78 19,920 -0.76 n/a n/a n/a
2018-05-09 2018-03-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 192,500 218.18 20,073 239.24 n/a n/a n/a
2018-02-09 2017-12-31 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 60,500 -74.09 5,917 -72.85 n/a n/a n/a
2017-11-14 2017-09-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 233,500 23.54 21,790 40.85 n/a n/a n/a
2017-08-10 2017-06-30 13F VANECK VECTORS ETF TR OPTIONS Put 189,000 15,470 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.