C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors Buys 8,185 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 47.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,185 shares during the period. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors’ holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $6,925,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of SOXX. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $201,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 21,908 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,122,000 after purchasing an additional 2,119 shares during the period. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 23,418 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,407,000 after purchasing an additional 454 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 1,021 shares during the period. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter valued at about $146,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ SOXX opened at $313.69 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $148.31 and a twelve month high of $317.35. The stock has a market cap of $18.15 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $298.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $269.81.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.4363 dividend. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF 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). 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.