iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Stake Raised by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 194.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 83,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 54,958 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $27,330,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Greenberg Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $843,000. Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the third quarter worth $12,275,000. Moulton Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $5,773,000. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,968.6% during the third quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 20,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,483,000 after purchasing an additional 19,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $526,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of SOXX opened at $601.50 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $526.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $402.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $232.33 and a 1-year high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

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). 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.