Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Boosts Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXXFree Report) by 47.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,904,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 941,363 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $874,732,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Quadrature Capital Ltd raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6,111.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 264,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,772,000 after buying an additional 260,365 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,357,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,835,000 after buying an additional 159,203 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 80.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 326,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $88,424,000 after buying an additional 145,698 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 307,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $83,263,000 after buying an additional 139,474 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 74,444.1% during the 3rd quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 82,744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,434,000 after purchasing an additional 82,633 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $615.68 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.75. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $213.54 and a 12 month high of $618.84. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $451.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $369.92.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.2079 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%.

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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