iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Stock Price Cross Above Fifty Day Moving Average of $219.57

iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)’s stock price passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $219.57 and traded as high as $220.66. iShares Semiconductor ETF shares last traded at $220.66, with a volume of 2,440,874 shares changing hands.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $12.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $219.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $195.84.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.2249 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.41%.

Institutional Trading of iShares Semiconductor ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SOXX. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 743 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $428,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Keel Point LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 1,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,142,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Armor Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Armor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,228 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,436,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $847,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, McAdam LLC boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 809 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter.

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).