LPL Financial LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,041,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,038 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $313,733,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 1,615 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $486,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $579,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Rinkey Investments raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Rinkey Investments now owns 1,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $473,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 3,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $992,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Madison Wealth Partners Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Madison Wealth Partners Inc now owns 2,206 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $664,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter.

More iShares Semiconductor ETF News

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Semiconductor ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA Securities’ Vivek Arya argued semiconductors are essential to easing AI backlogs, reinforcing the bullish case for chipmakers and ETF flows into the sector. Semiconductors are critical in helping address AI backlogs, says BofA’s Vivek Arya
• Positive Sentiment: Traders have been placing bullish bets on select semiconductor winners as the chip rebound continues, suggesting improving sentiment toward the group. Chip rebound sparks hedging flurry from traders
• Positive Sentiment: SOXX is still being viewed as a strong ETF by some market commentary because of its focused semiconductor exposure and recent outperformance versus broader tech funds. Is iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) a Strong ETF Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles compared SOXX with other technology or semiconductor ETFs, highlighting its concentrated portfolio and higher volatility, but these were mostly perspective pieces rather than direct catalysts. Technology ETF Showdown: Is SOXX or IYW the Better Buy for Investors Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader commentary on AI chip giants and regional stock picking underscored how concentrated the semiconductor rally has become, which supports interest in SOXX but does not clearly change fundamentals. How a few AI chip giants warped Asia’s stock picking game
• Negative Sentiment: Some traders are still buying downside protection, signaling that despite the rebound, investors remain wary of volatility and possible pullbacks in chip stocks. Chip rebound has one trader buying protection

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $571.45 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $465.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $376.01. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $219.13 and a one year high of $618.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.2079 dividend. This represents a $0.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th.

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.