iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Bought by New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXXFree Report) by 115.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,557 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,809 shares during the quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $8,901,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SOXX. Moulton Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $5,773,000. Greenberg Financial Group acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $843,000. Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the third quarter valued at $12,275,000. Bank Hapoalim BM increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.0% in the third quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 57,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,705,000 after purchasing an additional 3,262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Strategies LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $526,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 4.1%

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $508.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $396.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $346.87. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $199.93 and a 52 week high of $533.74.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.2079 dividend. This represents a $0.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th.

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

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