Ewa LLC Sells 1,827 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Ewa LLC reduced its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 12.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,243 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,827 shares during the period. iShares Semiconductor ETF comprises approximately 1.0% of Ewa LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Ewa LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $4,352,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SOXX. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $874,732,000 after purchasing an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% in the 4th quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $934,000 after purchasing an additional 804,400 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $713,307,000 after purchasing an additional 547,109 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5,159.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 451,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $136,005,000 after buying an additional 443,030 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6,111.9% in the third quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 264,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,772,000 after buying an additional 260,365 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ SOXX opened at $614.35 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $538.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $408.82. The stock has a market cap of $39.81 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $232.33 and a fifty-two week high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.2827 per share. This is a positive change 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 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.