Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC Acquires 703 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 14.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 703 shares during the quarter. Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,227,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of SOXX. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,225,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,510,827,000 after purchasing an additional 15,221,700 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 737.5% during the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $495,726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770,000 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9,530.8% during the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 227,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,477,000 after purchasing an additional 225,213 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 60.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. now owns 400,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $92,236,000 after buying an additional 150,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Fund Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 266.4% in the third quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 121,170 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,941,000 after buying an additional 88,099 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $212.55 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $13.40 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $220.66 and a 200-day moving average of $224.70. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $192.87 and a one year high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.3578 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company Profile

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF, formerly iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States-listed semiconductor stocks as represented by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (the Index).