1,441 Shares in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Purchased by Centerpoint Advisory Group

Centerpoint Advisory Group purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 1,441 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $474,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $874,732,000 after purchasing an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% in the 4th quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $934,000 after buying an additional 804,400 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake 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 valued at $713,307,000 after acquiring an additional 547,109 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5,159.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 451,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $136,005,000 after acquiring an additional 443,030 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6,111.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 264,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,772,000 after acquiring an additional 260,365 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $549.95 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $555.45 and a 200-day moving average of $418.89. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $232.33 and a one year high of $655.95. The company has a market cap of $39.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.2827 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend 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.