Wealthspire Advisors LLC Has $2.60 Million Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 36.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,930 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $2,602,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 220.2% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 968,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,198,000 after buying an additional 665,867 shares in the last quarter. L & S Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $23,679,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.3% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 843,995 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $158,815,000 after buying an additional 57,350 shares in the last quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $12,113,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 20.7% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 278,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $66,453,000 after buying an additional 47,718 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

SOXX opened at $281.61 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.31 and a 52-week high of $312.79. The firm has a market cap of $15.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. The business’s fifty day moving average is $283.99 and its 200-day moving average is $250.17.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.5407 per share. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

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).