Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC Buys 409 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 7.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,883 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 409 shares during the quarter. Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,404,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. 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 purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2,600.0% in the 1st quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $59,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of SOXX opened at $288.17 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $261.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $229.73. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.31 and a 52 week high of $292.51. The stock has a market cap of $15.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.5407 dividend. 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 annualized dividend 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).