Simplex Trading LLC Makes New Investment in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Simplex Trading LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,718 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $410,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 1,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $430,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,846 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. RB Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. RB Capital Management LLC now owns 2,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $485,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $686,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ SOXX opened at $299.67 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.02 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.31 and a 52-week high of $312.79. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $280.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $246.70.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.5407 dividend. This is an increase from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th.

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).