Edgestream Partners L.P. Decreases Stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Edgestream Partners L.P. cut its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 91.0% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,368 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. IAG Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 462 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,226 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,361,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.3% during the first quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 2,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $659,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 1,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $486,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, Gould Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 39.2% during the first quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ SOXX opened at $530.70 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $568.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $453.37. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $233.67 and a 1 year high of $655.95. The company has a market cap of $47.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.2827 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. This is an increase from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

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.