Kesler Norman & Wride LLC Has $567,000 Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Kesler Norman & Wride LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 155.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,050 shares during the quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $567,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of SOXX. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,048 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,988,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the period. Bauman Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Bauman Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 45.7% during the first quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 19,420 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,383,000 after buying an additional 6,093 shares during the last quarter. Independent Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter worth $5,797,000. Finally, Prosperity Consulting Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3.3% in the first quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 9,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,149,000 after buying an additional 304 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $521.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $570.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $434.16. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $232.33 and a 1 year high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2827 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

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). 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.