Howard Capital Management Inc. Purchases 379 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Howard Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 5.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,017 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 379 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,512,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its holdings 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 valued at $682,546,000 after buying an additional 950,000 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $286,979,000 after purchasing an additional 24,055 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 24.3% in the third 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 during the period. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $92,236,000 after acquiring an additional 150,000 shares during the period. 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 period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $223.95 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $13.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $192.87 and a 1 year high of $267.24. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $221.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $222.97.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.3578 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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).