Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd Has $25.79 Million Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1,111.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 78,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,000 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $25,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Pacific Sun Financial Corp raised its position in shares of 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 worth $2,127,000 after acquiring an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 13,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,384,000 after purchasing an additional 1,727 shares during the period. Florida Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 202.7% during the 1st quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $710,000 after purchasing an additional 1,447 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 97.1% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $378,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 108.6% during the 1st quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $703,000 after purchasing an additional 1,113 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $552.00 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $570.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $438.38. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $232.33 and a 52-week high of $655.95. The company has a market capitalization of $46.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2827 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a 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.