iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.21

iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 16th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.2079 per share by the exchange traded fund on Friday, March 20th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX traded up $2.42 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $340.25. 4,453,281 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,245,983. The stock has a market cap of $20.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $344.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $306.66. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.31 and a 52-week high of $368.82.

Institutional Trading of iShares Semiconductor ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the third quarter valued at $25,000. BOKF NA bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 278.6% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000.

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.