O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc Grows Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 65.9% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 3,271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,299 shares during the period. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,225,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,510,827,000 after buying an additional 15,221,700 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 737.5% in the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $495,726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770,000 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 354.2% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,427,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,493,000 after buying an additional 1,113,176 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 14,795.3% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 264,988 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $654,000 after buying an additional 263,209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the second quarter worth $61,658,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 4.1 %

SOXX traded down $9.39 on Thursday, hitting $217.68. 2,374,130 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,760,547. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $226.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $230.32. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $144.40 and a twelve month high of $267.24. The company has a market cap of $13.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a $0.5524 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

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).