Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Purchases 1,461 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 7.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,461 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $6,523,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. BOKF NA bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $496.74 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $199.93 and a 12-month high of $533.74. The company has a market capitalization of $32.19 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.75. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $402.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $349.84.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.2079 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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). The Index is an equity benchmark for the United States-listed semiconductor stocks. The Index includes companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture and sale of semiconductors.