Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Purchases 1,891 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX – Free Report) by 5.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,715 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,891 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $13,053,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 1,021 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770 shares in the last quarter. Amundi bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter worth about $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,389,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $599.70 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $547.04 and a 200-day moving average of $413.11. The company has a market capitalization of $44.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $232.33 and a 1 year high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.2827 per share. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company Profile

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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.

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