Vise Technologies Inc. Purchases New Shares in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 4,484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,350,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 1,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $486,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $579,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Rinkey Investments grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Rinkey Investments now owns 1,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $473,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. First Heartland Consultants Inc. grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 3,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $992,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Madison Wealth Partners Inc lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Madison Wealth Partners Inc now owns 2,206 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter.

Key Stories Impacting iShares Semiconductor ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Semiconductor ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA Securities’ Vivek Arya argued semiconductors are essential to easing AI backlogs, reinforcing the bullish case for chipmakers and ETF flows into the sector. Semiconductors are critical in helping address AI backlogs, says BofA’s Vivek Arya
• Positive Sentiment: Traders have been placing bullish bets on select semiconductor winners as the chip rebound continues, suggesting improving sentiment toward the group. Chip rebound sparks hedging flurry from traders
• Positive Sentiment: SOXX is still being viewed as a strong ETF by some market commentary because of its focused semiconductor exposure and recent outperformance versus broader tech funds. Is iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) a Strong ETF Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles compared SOXX with other technology or semiconductor ETFs, highlighting its concentrated portfolio and higher volatility, but these were mostly perspective pieces rather than direct catalysts. Technology ETF Showdown: Is SOXX or IYW the Better Buy for Investors Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader commentary on AI chip giants and regional stock picking underscored how concentrated the semiconductor rally has become, which supports interest in SOXX but does not clearly change fundamentals. How a few AI chip giants warped Asia’s stock picking game
• Negative Sentiment: Some traders are still buying downside protection, signaling that despite the rebound, investors remain wary of volatility and possible pullbacks in chip stocks. Chip rebound has one trader buying protection

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $571.45 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $465.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $376.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $219.13 and a fifty-two week high of $618.84.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.2079 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%.

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.