iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Equitable Trust Co.

Equitable Trust Co. lessened its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 19.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,174 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 762 shares during the quarter. Equitable Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $758,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,600.0% in the 1st quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. GFG Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Crews Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1,666.7% in the 2nd quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $59,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $287.64 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $14.61 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.31 and a 52 week high of $292.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $260.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $228.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a $0.5407 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48.

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).