Ionic Capital Management LLC Has $1.27 Million Stock Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Ionic Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 32.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,215 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,030 shares during the period. Ionic Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,269,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $874,732,000 after buying an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% in the fourth quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $934,000 after buying an additional 804,400 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $713,307,000 after acquiring an additional 547,109 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5,159.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 451,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $136,005,000 after acquiring an additional 443,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6,111.9% in the third quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 264,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,772,000 after acquiring an additional 260,365 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $599.73 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $38.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $221.86 and a 12 month high of $629.72. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $501.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $391.06.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.2827 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

iShares Semiconductor ETF 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.