iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Shares Bought by Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 140,271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,537 shares during the quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $34,595,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SOXX. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 354.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,427,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,493,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113,176 shares during the period. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter worth about $107,385,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 169.8% during the 1st quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 281,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $63,713,000 after purchasing an additional 177,440 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 267.2% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 262,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,366,000 after buying an additional 191,206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Donaldson Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,107.9% in the 1st quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC now owns 246,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,743,000 after buying an additional 235,562 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.7 %

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $235.16 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $239.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.31. The firm has a market cap of $14.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $144.40 and a 12 month high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $0.3103 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

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).