Caprock Group LLC Purchases New Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 1,642 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $445,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SOXX. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 329,650 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3,068.9% in 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 acquiring an additional 262,850 shares during the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4,677.9% during the 2nd quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 201,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,151,000 after acquiring an additional 197,500 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd 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% during the 2nd quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 156,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,317,000 after purchasing an additional 117,703 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $354.10 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $148.31 and a 12 month high of $365.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $328.39 and its 200 day moving average is $293.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.46 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company 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 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.