iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Stock Position Lifted by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 11.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $810,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 18,717.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 35,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,586,000 after acquiring an additional 34,814 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $47,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,810 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $821,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $388,000. Finally, GM Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 101,075 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,781,000 after purchasing an additional 4,997 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $237.21 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $148.31 and a 1 year high of $267.24. The business’s fifty day moving average is $204.82 and its 200-day moving average is $207.42. The stock has a market cap of $13.68 billion, a PE ratio of 29.38 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.4833 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.81%. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31.

iShares Semiconductor ETF 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).