S&A Financial Services Inc. Acquires Shares of 6,763 iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

S&A Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 6,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,223,000. iShares Semiconductor ETF accounts for 1.5% of S&A Financial Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. IAG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 462 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $152,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,226 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,361,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.3% during the first quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 2,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $659,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 1,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $486,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, Gould Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 39.2% during the first quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $504.89 on Monday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $232.33 and a 12 month high of $655.95. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $570.20 and its 200-day moving average is $449.30. The company has a market capitalization of $44.86 billion, a price-to-earnings 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. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.2827 dividend. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%.

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.