Cetera Investment Advisers Purchases 11,947 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 7.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 181,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,947 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers owned about 0.28% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $59,521,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of SOXX. BOKF NA bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 278.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the period. SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $527.01 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $232.33 and a 1-year high of $655.95. The company has a 50-day moving average of $572.06 and a 200 day moving average of $442.43. The firm has a market cap of $46.27 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is an increase 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.