VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 14 recorded SMH dividend payments, running from December 24, 2012 to December 22, 2025 — 14 calendar years. Together those payments total $10.39 per share. SMH has most often paid annually.
SMH has increased its payment rate for 2 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the SMH payment rate compounded at +8.0% a year, and +6.8% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
SMH's payment rate fell in 2016, 2020, 2023. The steepest drop was -49.5%.
SMH dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.10 | 1 | $1.10 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | $1.07 | 1 | $1.07 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | $1.04 | 1 | $1.04 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | $1.20 | 1 | $1.20 | +52.6% |
| 2021 | $0.786 | 1 | $0.786 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | $0.751 | 1 | $0.751 | -29.2% |
| 2019 | $1.06 | 1 | $1.06 | +29.5% |
| 2018 | $0.819 | 1 | $0.819 | +17.3% |
| 2017 | $0.698 | 1 | $0.698 | +142.4% |
| 2016 | $0.288 | 1 | $0.288 | -49.5% |
| 2015 | $0.571 | 1 | $0.571 | +80.5% |
| 2014 | $0.316 | 1 | $0.316 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | $0.330 | 1 | $0.330 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | $0.350 | 1 | $0.350 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than SMH's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent SMH dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| December 22, 2025 | $1.10 |
| December 23, 2024 | $1.07 |
| December 18, 2023 | $1.04 |
| December 19, 2022 | $1.20 |
| December 20, 2021 | $0.786 |
| December 21, 2020 | $0.751 |
| December 23, 2019 | $1.06 |
| December 20, 2018 | $0.819 |
| December 18, 2017 | $0.698 |
| December 19, 2016 | $0.288 |
| December 21, 2015 | $0.571 |
| December 22, 2014 | $0.316 |
| December 23, 2013 | $0.330 |
| December 24, 2012 | $0.350 |
SMH dividend history questions
How many dividends has SMH paid?
DivTrkr has 14 recorded SMH dividend payments between December 24, 2012 and December 22, 2025, totalling $10.39 per share across 14 calendar years.
Has SMH ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The SMH per-payment rate fell in 2016, 2020, 2023, the steepest being -49.5%.
How fast is the SMH dividend growing?
The SMH payment rate compounded at +8.0% a year over the last five complete years and +6.8% a year over the last ten.
How often does SMH pay a dividend?
SMH has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current SMH dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track SMH free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.