SMHX targets fabless semiconductor companies that focus on
design and R&D rather than manufacturing, and builds on
VanEck’s suite of thematic equity ETFs, which includes the $23
billion VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH).
Fabless chip companies avoid the high costs of owning
manufacturing facilities and can deploy more resources towards
innovation, making them well-equipped to adapt to new technologies,
market demands, and scaling needs.
VanEck is today announcing the newest addition to its suite of
thematic equity ETFs: the VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF (SMHX),
targeting semiconductor companies that design and develop chips but
outsource their manufacturing.
Unlike integrated chip manufacturers, fabless companies focus
solely on chip design and development and outsource their
production. This approach allows them to avoid the high costs of
owning manufacturing facilities, allocating resources instead to
invest heavily in research & development and respond more
quickly to technological advances and changing market dynamics.
SMHX joins a VanEck thematic ETF lineup that already includes
the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), a $23 billion fund that is
designed to provide exposure to the performance of the largest and
most liquid companies in the global semiconductor industry,
regardless of whether they operate as fabless or integrated
organizations.
“The global semiconductor space has been going through a
transformational period in recent years, as demand has spiked
alongside advancements in generative AI and other fast-moving
technologies. Despite recent volatility, there remain a number of
tailwinds for the industry, including the CHIPS Act,” said Nicholas
Frasse, Associate Product Manager with VanEck. “While the Act is
primarily aimed at increasing manufacturing capacity in the U.S.,
it bolsters the ecosystem fabless companies rely on. With their
leaner operations and focus on R&D, companies that take a
fabless approach are well-positioned to benefit from the enhanced
manufacturing incentives, driving further innovation and gaining
deployment capabilities. That’s why we’re very pleased to be making
SMHX available to investors alongside SMH and our other thematic
offerings.”
SMHX seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance
of the MarketVector™ US Listed Fabless Semiconductor Index
(MVSMHX), which is designed to track the overall performance of
fabless companies in the semiconductor industry. To be eligible for
inclusion, companies must be pure play in nature, generating at
least 50% of their revenues from fabless semiconductor business
lines.
“For investors who are more focused on innovation than vertical
integration and on R&D spending as opposed to manufacturing,
SMHX could be an important part of a diversified equity portfolio.
We look forward to further educating all types of investors about
the role fabless chip designers are playing in the powerful
technological changes of the past few years and the advancements
still to come,” added Frasse.
VanEck regularly publishes research and insights around the
semiconductor space and other key thematic areas, most recently
providing an overview of fabless semiconductor companies “in the
CHIPS Act Era.”
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An investment in the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and VanEck
Fabless Semiconductor ETF (SMHX) may be subject to risks which
include, among others, risks related to investing in the
semiconductor industry, special risk considerations of investing in
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