iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund trimmed its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 25.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,180,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 405,000 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owned approximately 1.95% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $355,357,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of SOXX. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $421,000 after acquiring an additional 1,021 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $834,000 after buying an additional 1,770 shares during the period. Amundi acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% in the 2nd 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 period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $596.25 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. The company’s fifty day moving average is $485.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $383.63. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $220.30 and a 1 year high of $618.84.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.2079 dividend. This represents a $0.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th.

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.