Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans reduced its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 19.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 219,836 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 51,579 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $66,210,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in SOXX. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 1,021 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770 shares during the last quarter. Amundi purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $508.52 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $199.93 and a one year high of $533.74. The stock has a market cap of $32.95 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.75. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $396.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $346.87.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.2079 dividend. This represents a $0.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company 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.