iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lessened its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 816 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,023,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,600.0% in the 1st quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Crews Bank & Trust raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1,666.7% in the 2nd quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 50.0% in the first quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter worth about $47,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $279.96 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $253.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $223.65. The stock has a market cap of $15.30 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $148.31 and a 1-year high of $284.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.5407 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%.

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).