Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 234,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,913 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.38% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $50,564,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $201.12 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $217.18 and a 200 day moving average of $220.72. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $189.11 and a 12 month high of $267.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.63 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.3578 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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).