Barclays PLC Grows Stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 80.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 326,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 145,698 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned about 0.61% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $88,424,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake 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 period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 12.7% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 27,470.8% during the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 330,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,700,000 after purchasing an additional 329,650 shares during the period. LMR Partners LLP boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 17.9% during the 2nd quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 330,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,771,000 after purchasing an additional 50,000 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 307,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,263,000 after purchasing an additional 139,474 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $323.51 on Monday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $148.31 and a 1-year high of $368.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. The company’s 50-day moving average is $341.01 and its 200 day moving average is $302.99.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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). 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.