Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Cuts Stock Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund cut its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 50.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 590,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 590,000 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owned approximately 0.91% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $193,909,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $874,732,000 after purchasing an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $713,307,000 after purchasing an additional 547,109 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,357,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,835,000 after purchasing an additional 159,203 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,041,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $313,733,000 after purchasing an additional 17,038 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 963,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $290,207,000 after purchasing an additional 121,561 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $527.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $46.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $232.33 and a 1 year high of $655.95. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $572.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $442.43.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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.