iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX is Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s 10th Largest Position

Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 4,175.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 158,996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 155,277 shares during the period. iShares Semiconductor ETF comprises 2.0% of Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Y.D. More Investments Ltd owned about 0.25% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $52,240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $874,732,000 after buying an additional 941,363 shares during the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% in the 4th quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $934,000 after buying an additional 804,400 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $713,307,000 after buying an additional 547,109 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5,159.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 451,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $136,005,000 after acquiring an additional 443,030 shares during the period. Finally, Alkeon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $58,001,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $581.34 on Monday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $232.33 and a one year high of $655.95. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $564.87 and a 200 day moving average of $426.61. The stock has a market cap of $48.80 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.2827 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is an increase from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

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). 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.