LPL Financial LLC Acquires 21,341 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 786,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,341 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $169,514,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,244,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $286,979,000 after purchasing an additional 24,055 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 15.3% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 4,618 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,065,000 after buying an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.3% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 74.5% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RB Capital Management LLC grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 11.4% during the third quarter. RB Capital Management LLC now owns 1,976 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $205.30 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $214.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $219.82. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $189.11 and a 52 week high of $267.24. The stock has a market cap of $12.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.79 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a $0.2611 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th.

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).