iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Stake Decreased by Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje

Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje decreased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 7.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 41,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,335 shares during the period. iShares Semiconductor ETF makes up about 4.1% of Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $12,630,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $874,732,000 after buying an additional 941,363 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6,111.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 264,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,772,000 after buying an additional 260,365 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,357,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,835,000 after buying an additional 159,203 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,007,000. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 80.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 326,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $88,424,000 after buying an additional 145,698 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 8.4%

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $586.93 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $38.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $480.17 and its 200 day moving average is $382.14. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $220.30 and a twelve month high of $618.84.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.2079 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%.

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.