Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Buys Shares of 9,102 iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 9,102 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,468,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of SOXX. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 1,021 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 29.5% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $122,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 35.8% during the 2nd quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after buying an additional 1,095 shares during the period. Finally, Lake Hills Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $5,993,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 0.9%

SOXX stock opened at $333.30 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.31 and a 52-week high of $336.42. The stock has a market cap of $19.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. The business has a fifty day moving average of $301.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $275.04.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.