iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Acquired by NewEdge Advisors LLC

NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 29,227 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,197 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $18,728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,421.8% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 41,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,662,000 after buying an additional 39,960 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,303,000 after acquiring an additional 2,684 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.5% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,440,000 after acquiring an additional 602 shares during the last quarter. Range Advisory LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter worth about $202,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter worth about $32,185,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $517.43 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $531.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $485.45. The company has a market capitalization of $46.39 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $254.16 and a 12-month high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF’s stock is scheduled to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly created shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.