iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Anchor Investment Management LLC

Anchor Investment Management LLC cut its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 12.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 17,214 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,469 shares during the quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $5,184,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of SOXX. Greenberg Financial Group acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $843,000. Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the third quarter valued at $12,275,000. Moulton Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $5,773,000. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,968.6% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 20,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,483,000 after buying an additional 19,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Madrid Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $493,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $639.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $507.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $393.47. The stock has a market cap of $41.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $221.86 and a 1 year high of $644.43.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.2827 per share. This is a boost from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.