iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Bought by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 47.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 941,363 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 4.79% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $874,732,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 1,021 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770 shares in the last quarter. Amundi acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,389,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 1.8%

SOXX stock opened at $615.68 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $213.54 and a 52 week high of $618.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.90 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $451.62 and a 200 day moving average of $369.92.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.2079 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%.

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.