iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Stock Holdings Lifted by MML Investors Services LLC

MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 82.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 151,013 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 68,037 shares during the quarter. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $45,478,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $874,732,000 after purchasing an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% in the 4th quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $934,000 after purchasing an additional 804,400 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $713,307,000 after purchasing an additional 547,109 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5,159.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 451,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $136,005,000 after purchasing an additional 443,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6,111.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 264,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,772,000 after purchasing an additional 260,365 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 5.4%

SOXX stock opened at $628.45 on Tuesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $221.86 and a 1 year high of $629.72. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $491.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $386.77. The firm has a market cap of $40.72 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.2827 dividend. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

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.