TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Increases Stock Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 65,681 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,070 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $39,349,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. BOKF NA acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 278.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Gould Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 39.2% during the first quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $519.86 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $537.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $479.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.61 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $244.13 and a 52-week high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF’s stock is set to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly created shares will be payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders 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 an increase from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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). 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.