iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Purchased by Sharper & Granite LLC

Sharper & Granite LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 142.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 14,178 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,336 shares during the quarter. iShares Semiconductor ETF makes up about 1.4% of Sharper & Granite LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Sharper & Granite LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $3,844,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. 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 in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 220.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 968,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $182,198,000 after purchasing an additional 665,867 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 361,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,170,000 after buying an additional 40,707 shares during the last quarter. LMR Partners LLP lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 17.9% in the second quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 330,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,771,000 after acquiring an additional 50,000 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 301,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,934,000 after purchasing an additional 17,202 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $305.67 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $148.31 and a 1-year high of $317.35. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $296.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $266.48. The firm has a market cap of $16.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.4363 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%.

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.