ETF guide
SMH is an exchange-traded fund that holds shares of leading semiconductor companies, including chip designers, manufacturers, and equipment makers, weighted primarily by market value.
Fund profile
SMH is an exchange-traded fund that holds shares of leading semiconductor companies, including chip designers, manufacturers, and equipment makers, weighted primarily by market value. It aims to track a semiconductor industry index before fees rather than to outperform it.
The bull case
Investors point to SMH as a focused way to gain exposure to the semiconductor industry in one trade, capturing many of the largest chip makers and equipment suppliers together.
Key risks
As a narrow thematic fund, SMH is much less diversified and more volatile than a broad-market ETF, it is highly concentrated in a small group of chip companies, and it swings with the notoriously cyclical semiconductor industry.
What moves itIts price is driven by the semiconductor cycle, including chip demand, inventory levels, capital spending, and supply-chain and export conditions.
Step by step
Create a wallet
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Fund with USDC
Add USDC to your wallet. GM Markets settles trades in stablecoins, so this becomes your buying power.
Find SMH
Search for VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) in the GM Markets terminal to see the live order book and chart.
Place your order
Buy from as little as $1 with a market or limit order. Your SMH token is backed 1:1 by a real share held at a regulated issuer.
Hold, trade, or redeem
Your position settles on-chain and is yours. Sell any time, or hold for exposure to SMH.
Availability
Available to investors across 86 countries. Pick yours for a full step-by-step guide with local funding and currency notes.
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