Caprock Group LLC Makes New Investment in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,642 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $445,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,357,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,835,000 after buying an additional 159,203 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 12.7% during the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 361,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,170,000 after acquiring an additional 40,707 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 27,470.8% in the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 330,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,700,000 after acquiring an additional 329,650 shares during the last quarter. LMR Partners LLP lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 17.9% in the 2nd quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 330,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,771,000 after acquiring an additional 50,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 301,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,934,000 after purchasing an additional 17,202 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $354.10 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.31 and a 52 week high of $365.38. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $328.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $293.33.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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.