VitalStone Financial LLC Has $38,000 Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

VitalStone Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1,418.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. VitalStone Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $38,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 571,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $270,695,000 after buying an additional 10,601 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 62.8% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 55,626 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,347,000 after acquiring an additional 21,468 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 31.8% during the third quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $905,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $2,983,000. Finally, Global Wealth Strategies & Associates bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $86,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX traded up $6.16 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $262.92. 1,303,749 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,584,087. The firm has a market cap of $16.09 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $240.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.96. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $144.40 and a 12 month high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.3103 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.47%.

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).