iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp

KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp cut its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 65.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 555 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,042 shares during the quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $182,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% during 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 during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770 shares during the period. Amundi purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the second quarter valued at about $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 5.1%

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $551.69 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $557.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $420.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.89 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $232.33 and a 52-week high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.