SMH dividend history (2026)
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) paid $1.10 a share over its last year of payments, annual, a yield of 0.20% at the last close. The payment has risen for 2 consecutive years and has grown +8.0% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Dec 22, 2025. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 16, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2012.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $1.10 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($539.79). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $110 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $552 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $1,105 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 18.5 | $20.47 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.10 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | $1.07 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | $1.04 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | $1.20 | +52.6% |
| 2021 | $0.79 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | $0.75 | -29.2% |
| 2019 | $1.06 | +29.6% |
| 2018 | $0.82 | +17.3% |
| 2017 | $0.70 | +142.4% |
| 2016 | $0.29 | -49.5% |
| 2015 | $0.57 | +80.5% |
| 2014 | $0.32 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | $0.33 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | $0.35 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 14 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | $1.10 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $1.07 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $1.04 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $1.20 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | $0.79 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $0.75 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | $1.06 |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $0.82 |
| Dec 18, 2017 | $0.70 |
| Dec 19, 2016 | $0.29 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | $0.57 |
| Dec 22, 2014 | $0.32 |
| Dec 23, 2013 | $0.33 |
| Dec 24, 2012 | $0.35 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does SMH pay in dividends?
- SMH paid $1.10 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 0.20% at the last close.
- How often does SMH pay dividends?
- VanEck Semiconductor ETF pays annual (1 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Dec 22, 2025.
- How many years has SMH raised its dividend?
- SMH has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- Can I see SMH's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.