iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Shares Acquired by WFA Asset Management Corp

WFA Asset Management Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 942.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,188 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,074 shares during the quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $268,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $419,921,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter worth $107,385,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 46.9% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 313,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $180,373,000 after purchasing an additional 99,970 shares in the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $32,479,000. Finally, Yarbrough Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 200.0% in the first quarter. Yarbrough Capital LLC now owns 82,383 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,612,000 after purchasing an additional 54,922 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

SOXX stock traded up $4.04 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $254.13. 860,400 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,626,627. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $234.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $217.00. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $144.40 and a one year high of $260.65. The company has a market cap of $14.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.3103 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

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).