iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Sold by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lowered its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 16.0% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 816 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,023,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,600.0% during the 1st quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1,666.7% in the 2nd quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $47,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of SOXX opened at $279.96 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $148.31 and a 12-month high of $284.34. The stock has a market cap of $15.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of $253.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $223.65.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a $0.5407 dividend. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This is an increase from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48.

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).