iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 29.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,201 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $5,730,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $4,937,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 181,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,521,000 after buying an additional 11,947 shares in the last quarter. Parker Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter valued at $463,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1,111.6% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 78,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,792,000 after buying an additional 72,000 shares during the period. Finally, Pacific Sun Financial Corp boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 6,471 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,127,000 after buying an additional 514 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 4.4%

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $527.01 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $572.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $442.43. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $232.33 and a 52-week high of $655.95. The firm has a market cap of $46.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.