Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd Has $25.79 Million Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1,111.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 78,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,000 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd owned about 0.12% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $25,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $874,732,000 after acquiring an additional 941,363 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $713,307,000 after acquiring an additional 547,109 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,357,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,835,000 after purchasing an additional 159,203 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,041,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $313,733,000 after purchasing an additional 17,038 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 963,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $290,207,000 after purchasing an additional 121,561 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 5.3%

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $552.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $570.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $438.38. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $232.33 and a 12 month high of $655.95. The company has a market capitalization of $46.29 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2827 dividend. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%.

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). The Index is an equity benchmark for the United States-listed semiconductor stocks. The Index includes companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture and sale of semiconductors.