iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Stock Holdings Boosted by Valley Wealth Managers Inc.

Valley Wealth Managers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 18.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 26,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,145 shares during the period. Valley Wealth Managers Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $14,899,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. NWF Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,065,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,421.8% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 41,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,662,000 after buying an additional 39,960 shares during the period. Centerpoint Advisory Group bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $474,000. Camarda Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $769,000. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 319.1% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 19,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,315,000 after buying an additional 14,633 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $559.40 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $537.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $515.67. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $260.44 and a fifty-two week high of $655.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80.

iShares Semiconductor ETF’s stock is scheduled to split on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $0.3250 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2827.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company 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.