Ewa LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Ewa LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,270 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the period. iShares Semiconductor ETF accounts for 1.2% of Ewa LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Ewa LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $3,884,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter valued at $322,000. Midwest Financial Group LLC grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.7% during the second quarter. Midwest Financial Group LLC now owns 15,067 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,596,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter valued at $224,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 9.9% during the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 32,980 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,872,000 after acquiring an additional 2,980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avondale Wealth Management grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 528.7% during the second quarter. Avondale Wealth Management now owns 44,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,693,000 after acquiring an additional 37,671 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

SOXX opened at $276.34 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a fifty day moving average of $251.61 and a 200 day moving average of $222.58. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $148.31 and a fifty-two week high of $276.70.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.5407 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th.

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).