Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC Invests $204,000 in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 884 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,225,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,510,827,000 after purchasing an additional 15,221,700 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 737.5% during the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $495,726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,770,000 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,456,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $345,674,000 after acquiring an additional 25,596 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 354.2% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,427,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $322,493,000 after buying an additional 1,113,176 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.8% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 776,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $191,541,000 after buying an additional 49,227 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $229.58 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $144.40 and a 12 month high of $267.24. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $226.35 and its 200-day moving average is $230.09.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a $0.5524 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

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).