Valeo Financial Advisors LLC Buys 292 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,331,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 737.5% during the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $495,726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,770,000 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 354.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,427,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $322,493,000 after buying an additional 1,113,176 shares during the period. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $107,385,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 14,795.3% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 264,988 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $654,000 after buying an additional 263,209 shares during the period. Finally, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $61,658,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $235.46 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The company’s 50 day moving average is $223.51 and its 200 day moving average is $229.78. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $144.40 and a 52-week high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a dividend of $0.5524 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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).