iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund reduced its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 25.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,180,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 405,000 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $355,357,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Greenberg Financial Group acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $843,000. Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $12,275,000. Moulton Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $5,773,000. Optiver Holding B.V. grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,968.6% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 20,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,483,000 after purchasing an additional 19,563 shares during the period. Finally, Eagle Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $526,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 1.6%

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $596.25 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $220.30 and a fifty-two week high of $618.84. The stock has a market cap of $38.64 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $485.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $383.63.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.2079 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%.

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.