Squarepoint Ops LLC Has $26.66 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 2,421.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,960 shares during the quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $26,662,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BOKF NA bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 278.6% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Gould Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 39.2% during the 1st quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $528.40 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $533.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $483.09. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $247.23 and a twelve month high of $655.95. The company has a market cap of $47.37 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80.

iShares Semiconductor ETF shares are going to split on the morning of Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly created shares will be payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.