Ironwood Financial llc Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Ironwood Financial llc boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 197.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,410 shares during the period. Ironwood Financial llc’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $821,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $419,921,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $270,695,000 after purchasing an additional 10,601 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 542,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $257,095,000 after purchasing an additional 39,053 shares during the last quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $107,385,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 46.9% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 313,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $180,373,000 after purchasing an additional 99,970 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of SOXX traded up $2.47 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $246.63. The company had a trading volume of 3,851,382 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,675,593. The stock has a market cap of $14.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $232.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.17. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $144.40 and a fifty-two week high of $260.65.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.3103 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.50%.

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).