SMH

SMH Dividend Yield

VanEck Semiconductor ETF · Technology · VanEck · ETF · annual payer

$463.97

As of Nov 5, 2026, SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF) yields 0.24%, paying $1.11 a share a year in annual distributions at its $463.97 price. It costs 0.35% a year and manages $66.4B. Over the last 5 years it returned 31.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

0.24%

Paid a Year

$1.11

Expense Ratio

0.35%

Assets

$66.4B

5-Yr Return

31.5%/yr

Frequency

Annual

Key facts about SMH

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, SMH yields 0.24% and pays about $1.11 a share a year, annual.
SMH paid $1.1050 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 1 payments.
SMH's expense ratio is 0.35% a year, or $35.00 on $10,000.
SMH is an ETF from VanEck with $66.4B in assets, started Dec 20, 2011.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SMH returned 31.5% a year with distributions reinvested (30.7% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, SMH returned 32.6% a year with distributions reinvested (31.4% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, SMH's share price is up 3119%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 4451%.
SMH's three largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (20.2%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR (9.6%), Texas Instruments Inc (5.7%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "SMH Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SMH

What $10,000 in SMH became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$455,131

Payouts taken as cash

$330,317

$8,388 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, SMH's share price is up 3119%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 4451%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

SMH total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+44.4%	+43.9%	+12.0%
3 years	+56.2%	+55.5%	+23.3%
5 years	+31.5%	+30.7%	+12.0%
10 years	+32.6%	+31.4%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+22.5%	+20.2%	+11.1%

SMH distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Dec 22, 2025	—	$1.1050	+3.2%
Dec 23, 2024	—	$1.0710	+2.7%
Dec 18, 2023	—	$1.0430	−13.1%
Dec 19, 2022	—	$1.2005	+52.6%
Dec 20, 2021	—	$0.7865	+4.7%
Dec 21, 2020	—	$0.7510	−29.2%
Dec 23, 2019	—	$1.0610	+29.5%
Dec 20, 2018	—	$0.8190	+17.3%
Dec 18, 2017	—	$0.6980	+142.4%
Dec 19, 2016	—	$0.2880	−49.5%
Dec 21, 2015	—	$0.5705	+80.5%
Dec 22, 2014	—	$0.3160	−4.1%

What SMH holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

NVDA NVIDIA Corp20.2%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR9.6%
TXN Texas Instruments Inc5.7%
AVGO Broadcom Inc5.6%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.3%
ADI Analog Devices Inc5.0%
MU Micron Technology Inc4.7%
ASML ASML Holding NV ADR4.5%
KLAC KLA Corp4.3%
SKHY SK hynix Inc ADR4.1%

Technology100.0%

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SMH questions

What is SMH's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, SMH yields 0.24%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.1050 a share in 1 payments, against a $463.97 share price.

How often does SMH pay dividends?

SMH pays annual, 1 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of SMH pay?

At about $1.1050 a share a year, 100 shares of SMH pay about $110.50 a year, $110.50 each year, before tax.

What is SMH's expense ratio?

SMH's expense ratio is 0.35% a year: $35.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is SMH's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SMH returned 31.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 30.7% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does SMH have NAV erosion?

What does SMH hold?

SMH's largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (20.2%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR (9.6%), Texas Instruments Inc (5.7%). Its top ten make up 69% of the fund.

Is SMH or VGT better?

It depends on what the money is for. Our SMH vs VGT comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: VanEck
Category: Technology
Started: Dec 20, 2011
Expense ratio: 0.35%
Assets: $66.4B
Dividend yield: 0.24%
Paid in the last year: $1.1050 (1 payments)
Last payment: $1.1050 · ex Dec 22, 2025
Beta (3 years): 2.12

Income Calculator

At $1.11 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (annual)$110.50

Annual$110.50

Monthly avg$9.21

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.