Keel Point LLC Increases Stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Keel Point LLC lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 436.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,700 shares during the quarter. Keel Point LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,899,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SOXX. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 1,021 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $834,000 after buying an additional 1,770 shares during the period. Amundi bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $831,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.0% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $504.89 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $570.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $448.47. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $232.33 and a 52-week high of $655.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

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). 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.