Sanctuary Advisors LLC Makes New $7.69 Million Investment in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 31,187 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $7,692,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,456,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $345,674,000 after purchasing an additional 25,596 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,113,176 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.8% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 776,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $191,541,000 after acquiring an additional 49,227 shares during the period. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter valued at about $107,385,000. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 169.8% during the first quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 281,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $63,713,000 after acquiring an additional 177,440 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $231.08 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $144.40 and a 52 week high of $267.24. The firm has a market cap of $14.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $222.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $229.35.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were given a dividend of $0.5524 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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).