iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp

KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp reduced its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 65.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 555 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,042 shares during the quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $182,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 1,021 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 1,770 shares during the last quarter. Amundi acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $551.69 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.89 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $232.33 and a fifty-two week high of $655.95. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $557.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $420.76.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2827 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%.

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.