Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Lowers Stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. cut its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 13.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 13,792 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,120 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $2,972,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,225,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,510,827,000 after purchasing an additional 15,221,700 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.3% in the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,960,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $682,546,000 after buying an additional 950,000 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9,530.8% during the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 227,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,477,000 after buying an additional 225,213 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 60.0% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. now owns 400,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $92,236,000 after acquiring an additional 150,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 24.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 426,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $98,239,000 after acquiring an additional 83,163 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ SOXX opened at $216.87 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $221.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $222.88. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $192.87 and a one year high of $267.24. The company has a market cap of $13.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.3578 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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).