Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Purchases 333 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 43.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,107 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 333 shares during the quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $188.17 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $211.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $219.21. The company has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.79 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $182.12 and a 12 month high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a dividend of $0.2611 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th.

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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).