William John Sempolinski Invests $5.07 Million in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

William John Sempolinski acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 7,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,066,000. iShares Semiconductor ETF makes up approximately 2.0% of William John Sempolinski’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BOKF NA acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC grew its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 278.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Gould Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 39.2% during the 1st quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $519.86 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $244.13 and a 1 year high of $655.95. The company has a market capitalization of $46.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $537.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $479.84.

Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF are scheduled to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given 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%.

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.