iShares Semiconductor ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Posted by on Jun 23rd, 2026

iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX – Get Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders bought 51,897 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 67% compared to the average volume of 31,088 put options.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX traded down $46.94 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $608.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,922,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,017,179. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $517.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $398.36. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $230.46 and a 52 week high of $655.95. The company has a market capitalization of $39.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.2827 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%.

Institutional Trading of iShares Semiconductor ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,115,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,023,867,000 after acquiring an additional 538,125 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $874,732,000 after acquiring an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $713,307,000 after acquiring an additional 547,109 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,041,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $313,733,000 after acquiring an additional 17,038 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 963,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $290,207,000 after purchasing an additional 121,561 shares during the last quarter.

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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