Greenwood Gearhart Inc. Acquires 11,278 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Greenwood Gearhart Inc. raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 11.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 107,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,278 shares during the period. iShares Semiconductor ETF makes up approximately 1.6% of Greenwood Gearhart Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Greenwood Gearhart Inc. owned 0.17% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $23,087,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SOXX. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $289,403,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,244,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $286,979,000 after purchasing an additional 24,055 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 786,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $169,514,000 after buying an additional 21,341 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 426,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $98,239,000 after acquiring an additional 83,163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $69,622,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

SOXX stock opened at $174.11 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.52 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $198.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $214.44. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.31 and a 52 week high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a $0.2611 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th.

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).