TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Acquires 4,965 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 9.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,268 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,965 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. owned 0.11% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $13,837,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 220.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 968,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,198,000 after buying an additional 665,867 shares during the last quarter. L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $23,679,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 843,995 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $158,815,000 after acquiring an additional 57,350 shares during the last quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,113,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 20.7% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 278,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,453,000 after purchasing an additional 47,718 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $281.61 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $148.31 and a fifty-two week high of $312.79. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $283.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $250.17.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. 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).