LPL Financial LLC Raises Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 776,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 49,227 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $191,541,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tortoise Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 712.5% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 65 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth $52,000. Vima LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $219.91 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $144.40 and a fifty-two week high of $267.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.85 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $230.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.13.

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).