iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Shares Purchased by Alpha Cubed Investments LLC

Alpha Cubed Investments LLC increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 2,615.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,306 shares during the period. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $6,109,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 2,702 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $623,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 34.4% in the 3rd quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 207 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,740 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $401,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 56.1% in the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

SOXX stock opened at $229.74 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $189.81 and a 52-week high of $267.24. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $219.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.44.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.3578 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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).