Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Buys 2,373 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 224.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,431 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,373 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $930,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $89,700,000 after acquiring an additional 329,650 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3,068.9% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 271,415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $73,586,000 after purchasing an additional 262,850 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4,677.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 201,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,151,000 after purchasing an additional 197,500 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 159,203 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 304.7% in the second quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 156,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,317,000 after buying an additional 117,703 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $348.51 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $321.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $287.52. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $148.31 and a 1 year high of $363.80. The firm has a market cap of $21.12 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.