Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Has $13.59 Million Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 0.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 72,215 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $13,589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Savvy Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 4,261 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $918,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 3,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $700,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $232,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 26.2% during the first quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 1,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $225.11 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $201.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.38 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $148.31 and a 1-year high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.4833 per share. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.86%.

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).