William John Sempolinski Makes New Investment in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

William John Sempolinski bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 7,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,066,000. iShares Semiconductor ETF accounts for approximately 2.0% of William John Sempolinski’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $421,000 after buying an additional 1,021 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,770 shares in the last quarter. Amundi acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter worth about $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,389,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $519.86 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $244.13 and a 12-month high of $655.95. The stock has a market cap of $46.61 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a 50-day moving average of $537.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $479.84.

iShares Semiconductor ETF shares are scheduled to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2827 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is an increase 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.