Kestra Advisory Services LLC Acquires 45,562 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 225.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 65,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,562 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.11% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $14,858,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 200.0% during the 1st quarter. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 114 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Macroview Investment Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 307.7% during the 4th quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 53 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $34,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

SOXX traded up $4.82 during trading on Friday, hitting $229.37. 3,805,615 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,697,956. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $245.51 and a 200 day moving average of $224.46. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $144.40 and a 12-month high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $0.3103 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.54%.

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).