Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Buys New Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 6,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,008,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $874,732,000 after purchasing an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% during the fourth quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $934,000 after purchasing an additional 804,400 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $713,307,000 after purchasing an additional 547,109 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its holdings 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 during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $562.03 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $40.63 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $559.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $422.67. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $232.33 and a 1-year high of $655.95.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2827 dividend. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This is an increase from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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.