Walleye Capital LLC Takes Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 15,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,937,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings 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 worth $874,732,000 after acquiring an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $713,307,000 after acquiring an additional 547,109 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,357,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $562,835,000 after acquiring an additional 159,203 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,041,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $313,733,000 after acquiring an additional 17,038 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 963,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $290,207,000 after purchasing an additional 121,561 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $555.52 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $232.33 and a 12 month high of $655.95. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $571.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $440.17. The company has a market capitalization of $46.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2827 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%.

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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.