Advisory Alpha LLC Sells 120 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Advisory Alpha LLC reduced its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 3.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 120 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $666,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of SOXX. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter worth $30,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,600.0% during the first quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 50.0% during the first quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter worth $47,000. Finally, IAG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 63.6% during the first quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $249.06 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $13.77 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $245.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $215.93. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $148.31 and a 1 year high of $255.06.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a $0.4833 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company 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).