iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Holdings Lowered by Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC

Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC decreased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 31.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,065 shares during the quarter. iShares Semiconductor ETF accounts for about 2.4% of Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $5,785,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $874,732,000 after buying an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% in the fourth quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $934,000 after acquiring an additional 804,400 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $713,307,000 after acquiring an additional 547,109 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 20.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,115,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,023,867,000 after acquiring an additional 538,125 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5,159.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 451,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $136,005,000 after acquiring an additional 443,030 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $543.27 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $48.70 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $237.10 and a 52 week high of $655.95. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $567.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $455.32.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company 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.