1,975 Shares in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Acquired by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,975 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $372,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $95,496,000. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4,151.3% during the 1st quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 380,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,516,000 after purchasing an additional 371,122 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 64.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 264,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $56,970,000 after purchasing an additional 103,622 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 32.0% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 302,395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $65,163,000 after purchasing an additional 73,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, J. Goldman & Co LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $14,912,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of SOXX opened at $245.75 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $229.56 and its 200-day moving average is $210.97. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $148.31 and a 12 month high of $250.19. The firm has a market cap of $13.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.4833 per share. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.79%.

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).