Scotia Capital Inc. Has $2.22 Million Stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Scotia Capital Inc. reduced its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 3.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,290 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 298 shares during the quarter. Scotia Capital Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $2,217,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of SOXX. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 220.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 968,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,198,000 after acquiring an additional 665,867 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 361,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,170,000 after purchasing an additional 40,707 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 345,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $65,062,000 after purchasing an additional 22,675 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 284,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,444,000 after purchasing an additional 5,107 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 20.7% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 278,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,453,000 after purchasing an additional 47,718 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $296.43 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $15.84 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.31 and a 52-week high of $312.79. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $287.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $254.73.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a dividend of $0.5407 per share. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th.

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).