Royal Bank of Canada Acquires 95,669 Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXXFree Report) by 28.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 433,384 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 95,669 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $142,437,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.9% during 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 buying an additional 941,363 shares in the last quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 100.4% in the 4th quarter. Oasis Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $934,000 after acquiring an additional 804,400 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,368,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $713,307,000 after acquiring an additional 547,109 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5,159.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 451,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $136,005,000 after acquiring an additional 443,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Noked Israel Ltd bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the first quarter worth about $114,725,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $504.53 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $570.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $448.07. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $232.33 and a 52 week high of $655.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.70 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.77.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company Profile

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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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