Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Acquires Shares of 750 iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $163,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.3% during the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,960,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $682,546,000 after purchasing an additional 950,000 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,244,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $286,979,000 after buying an additional 24,055 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 24.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 426,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $98,239,000 after acquiring an additional 83,163 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 60.0% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. now owns 400,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $92,236,000 after acquiring an additional 150,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Donaldson Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 21.2% in the third quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC now owns 301,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $69,623,000 after acquiring an additional 52,757 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SOXX opened at $214.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $221.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $223.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $192.87 and a one year high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.3578 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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).