Winthrop Advisory Group LLC Takes $273,000 Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Winthrop Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $273,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st 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 valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Crews Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1,666.7% during the 2nd quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $47,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $281.91 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $254.75 and its 200 day moving average is $224.97. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.31 and a 52-week high of $292.51. The firm has a market cap of $15.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).