iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Shares Sold by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 113 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $463,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $289,403,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,244,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $286,979,000 after buying an additional 24,055 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 786,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $169,514,000 after buying an additional 21,341 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 426,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $98,239,000 after buying an additional 83,163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $69,622,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $168.61 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $201.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $215.67. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $148.31 and a 1-year high of $267.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.52 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a dividend of $0.2611 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th.

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).