150 Shares in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Acquired by LRI Investments LLC

LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 354.2% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,427,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,493,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113,176 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $419,921,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $107,385,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 169.8% during the first quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 281,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $63,713,000 after buying an additional 177,440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 267.2% in the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 262,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,366,000 after buying an additional 191,206 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 5.3 %

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $206.81 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $244.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $225.45. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $144.40 and a 52 week high of $267.24. The stock has a market cap of $13.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $0.3103 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.60%.

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).