iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Stake Boosted by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 38.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,514 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,697 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $11,665,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Triumph Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 44.4% in the second quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 65 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Willner & Heller LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Willner & Heller LLC now owns 1,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $882,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3.2% during the second quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC now owns 703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $450,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 474 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bright Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Bright Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,760,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $155.40 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.81 and a fifty-two week high of $218.65. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $172.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $159.62. The stock has a market cap of $14.67 billion, a PE ratio of 24.66 and a beta of 1.86.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.1083 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. This is a decrease from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2827.

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.