Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Acquires 6,893 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 316.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,074 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,893 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $2,050,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Signaturefd LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Macroview Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 307.7% during the fourth quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 53 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 712.5% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 65 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX traded up $0.22 during trading on Thursday, hitting $245.64. 272,207 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,657,163. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $231.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $215.03. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $144.40 and a 52 week high of $260.65. The company has a market cap of $14.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $0.3103 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

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).