iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Transcend Capital Advisors LLC

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC lowered its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 16.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,721 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,604 shares during the period. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $3,275,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 220.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 968,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $182,198,000 after acquiring an additional 665,867 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 843,995 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $158,815,000 after buying an additional 57,350 shares during the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4,151.3% during the 1st quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 380,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,516,000 after buying an additional 371,122 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 345,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $65,062,000 after buying an additional 22,675 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 284,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,444,000 after buying an additional 5,107 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $295.86 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $266.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $234.57. The stock has a market cap of $15.65 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $148.31 and a one year high of $298.22.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders 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 was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%.

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).