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SMH Distribution Analysis
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SMH
DividendsDistribution Analysis Overview
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Latest announced event
$1.10
SMH fund distribution calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so announced dates do not get blended into completed income history.
Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.
Latest distribution record
Dec 22, 2025
Review the latest distribution, yield, available trailing-year income, and distribution cadence before treating income as durable.
AIQ Distribution bridge
Fund distributions should be read with holdings quality, liquidity, and asset-class exposure.
Distribution yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.
Lower drawdown and volatility can improve the dependability of an income allocation.
Recent Distribution History
Recent per-share distributions show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Distribution pattern
Active payer
Recent distribution payments are summarized as cadence signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
Annual distribution trail
2014 - 2025
Distribution growth
— 1Y
Latest row amount $1.10.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed distribution history.
Recent distribution chart
Distribution payments
| Ex-date | Label | Dividend | Adjusted | Event yield | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | — | $1.10 | $1.10 | — | Annual | $1.10 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | — | $1.07 | $1.07 | — | Annual | $1.07 | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | — | $1.04 | $1.04 | — | Annual | $1.04 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | — | $2.40 | $1.20 | 1.15% | Annual | $1.20 | Dec 16, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | — | $1.57 | $0.79 | — | Annual | $0.79 | Dec 17, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 |
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| Dec 21, 2020 | — | $1.50 | $0.75 | — | Annual | $0.75 | Dec 18, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | — | $4.24 | $1.06 | 1.49% | Annual | $1.06 | Jan 16, 2019 | Dec 24, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Dec 20, 2018 | — | $1.64 | $0.82 | — | Annual | $0.82 | Dec 19, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 27, 2018 |
| Dec 18, 2017 | — | $1.40 | $0.70 | — | Annual | $0.70 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Dec 19, 2016 | — | $0.58 | $0.29 | — | Annual | $0.29 | Dec 16, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | — | $1.14 | $0.57 | — | Annual | $0.57 | Dec 18, 2015 | Dec 23, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Dec 22, 2014 | — | $0.63 | $0.32 | — | Annual | $0.32 | Dec 19, 2014 | Dec 24, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 |
| Dec 23, 2013 | — | $0.66 | $0.33 | — | Annual | $0.33 | Dec 20, 2013 | Dec 26, 2013 | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Dec 24, 2012 | — | $0.70 | $0.35 | — | Annual | $0.35 | Dec 21, 2012 | Dec 27, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 |
| Nov 30, 2011 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Weekly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2011 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2011 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Irregular | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Nov 8, 2011 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Weekly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Nov 7, 2011 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | — | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2011 | — | $0.07 | $0.04 | — | Monthly | $0.04 | — | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2011 | — | $3.00 | $1.50 | — | Monthly | $1.50 | — | — | — |
| Aug 29, 2011 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2011 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2011 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2011 | — | $0.03 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2011 | — | $0.06 | $0.03 | — | Monthly | $0.03 | — | — | — |
| May 27, 2011 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2011 | — | $0.01 | $0.0060 | — | Monthly | $0.0060 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2011 | — | $0.03 | $0.01 | — | Irregular | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Feb 28, 2011 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | — | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Feb 17, 2011 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Monthly | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| Feb 8, 2011 | — | $0.0080 | $0.0040 | — | Monthly | $0.0040 | — | — | — |
| Feb 7, 2011 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | — | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| Jan 27, 2011 | — | $0.06 | $0.03 | — | Monthly | $0.03 | — | — | — |
| Dec 16, 2010 | — | $0.01 | $0.0060 | — | Monthly | $0.0060 | — | — | — |
| Dec 1, 2010 | — | $0.03 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Nov 22, 2010 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Nov 10, 2010 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Monthly | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| Nov 8, 2010 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | — | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2010 | — | $0.06 | $0.03 | — | Monthly | $0.03 | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2010 | — | $0.01 | $0.0060 | — | Monthly | $0.0060 | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2010 | — | $0.03 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2010 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Monthly | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2010 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Monthly | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2010 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2010 | — | $0.0040 | $0.0020 | — | Monthly | $0.0020 | — | — | — |
| May 26, 2010 | — | $0.03 | $0.01 | — | Irregular | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| May 24, 2010 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | — | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| May 17, 2010 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Monthly | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2010 | — | $0.0060 | $0.0030 | — | Monthly | $0.0030 | — | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2010 | — | $0.05 | $0.03 | — | Monthly | $0.03 | — | — | — |
| Mar 18, 2010 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2010 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Feb 22, 2010 | — | $0.03 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Feb 11, 2010 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Feb 8, 2010 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Jan 28, 2010 | — | $0.05 | $0.03 | — | Monthly | $0.03 | — | — | — |
| Dec 17, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Dec 2, 2009 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Nov 2, 2009 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Monthly | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2009 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Aug 3, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0070 | — | Monthly | $0.0070 | — | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| May 27, 2009 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| May 13, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2009 | — | $0.05 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2009 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Feb 11, 2009 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2, 2009 | — | $0.01 | $0.0070 | — | Monthly | $0.0070 | — | — | — |
| Dec 11, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Dec 3, 2008 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2008 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Weekly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Nov 10, 2008 | — | $0.03 | $0.02 | — | Irregular | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Nov 3, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0070 | — | Monthly | $0.0070 | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2008 | — | $0.0080 | $0.0040 | — | Monthly | $0.0040 | — | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2008 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2008 | — | $0.08 | $0.04 | — | Irregular | $0.04 | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0070 | — | Monthly | $0.0070 | — | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2008 | — | $0.0080 | $0.0040 | — | Monthly | $0.0040 | — | — | — |
| May 28, 2008 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| May 15, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| May 5, 2008 | — | $0.10 | $0.05 | — | Irregular | $0.05 | — | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2008 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Mar 13, 2008 | — | $0.0080 | $0.0040 | — | Monthly | $0.0040 | — | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2008 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Feb 21, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Feb 13, 2008 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Weekly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Feb 7, 2008 | — | $0.0040 | $0.0020 | — | Irregular | $0.0020 | — | — | — |
| Feb 4, 2008 | — | $0.01 | $0.0060 | — | Monthly | $0.0060 | — | — | — |
| Dec 13, 2007 | — | $0.0080 | $0.0040 | — | Monthly | $0.0040 | — | — | — |
| Dec 5, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2007 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Monthly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2007 | — | $0.07 | $0.03 | — | Irregular | $0.03 | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2007 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Oct 12, 2007 | — | $2.87 | $1.43 | — | Monthly | $1.43 | — | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2007 | — | $0.0040 | $0.0020 | — | Monthly | $0.0020 | — | — | — |
| Aug 29, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.0090 | — | Weekly | $0.0090 | — | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2007 | — | $0.01 | $0.0050 | — | Weekly | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2007 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2007 | — | $0.0040 | $0.0020 | — | Monthly | $0.0020 | — | — | — |
| May 30, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| May 15, 2007 | — | $0.03 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2007 | — | $0.0040 | $0.0020 | — | Weekly | $0.0020 | — | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2007 | — | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | Monthly | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2007 | — | $0.0040 | $0.0020 | — | Monthly | $0.0020 | — | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Feb 14, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Monthly | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
| Feb 5, 2007 | — | $0.08 | $0.04 | — | Irregular | $0.04 | — | — | — |
| Jan 29, 2007 | — | $0.02 | $0.0090 | — | Monthly | $0.0090 | — | — | — |
| Dec 14, 2006 | — | $0.0040 | $0.0020 | — | Monthly | $0.0020 | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2006 | — | $0.02 | $0.01 | — | Monthly | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2006 | — | $0.02 | $0.0080 | — | Irregular | $0.0080 | — | — | — |
ETF distribution yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with frequency, history, holdings exposure, and fund risk before treating income as durable.
Yield is most useful when read with the fund's asset class, distribution policy, and recent payment pattern.
Stable or rising distributions can support an income allocation, while irregular payments should be read as fund-policy and market-cycle evidence.
ETF distributions are not evaluated with company payout ratio or free cash flow coverage because those metrics do not map cleanly to fund structures.
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SMH Dividends FAQ
Does SMH pay distributions?
If VanEck Semiconductor ETF has covered distribution payments, this page shows the latest distribution, yield, ex-date, payment date when available, and recent payment history. If no rows are shown, the current snapshot does not include distribution history for SMH.
What is SMH's distribution yield?
SMH's distribution yield compares trailing distribution payments with the latest available price. For ETFs, yield should be read with fund holdings, distribution policy, duration, and asset-class risk.
Is SMH's distribution sustainable?
SMH's ETF distribution stability depends on its holdings, asset class, income generation, fund policy, and market conditions. Corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are not directly comparable for most ETFs.
When is SMH's next distribution payment?
When covered, the table shows recent ex-distribution, record, and payment dates. Future payment timing should be confirmed against issuer announcements because schedules can change.
How should investors interpret SMH's distribution growth?
ETF distributions can change with portfolio income, asset mix, rates, and fund policy. Recent growth should be interpreted cautiously unless the history covers complete comparable periods.
What does SMH's distribution reliability view show?
SMH's reliability view summarizes recent payment cadence, trailing income direction when comparable history is complete, payout context where meaningful, and available coverage evidence. It is a screening aid, not a guarantee of future distributions.