iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Acquired by Bank Hapoalim BM

Bank Hapoalim BM grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 6.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 57,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,262 shares during the period. iShares Semiconductor ETF accounts for about 1.9% of Bank Hapoalim BM’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Bank Hapoalim BM owned 0.11% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $15,705,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the second quarter valued at $32,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1,666.7% during the second quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $342.47 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $304.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $276.86. The company has a market capitalization of $20.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $148.31 and a twelve month high of $345.41.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.4363 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.