iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Shares Bought by Salem Investment Counselors Inc.

Salem Investment Counselors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 200.0% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 378 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Salem Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $85,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Gerber LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $403,000. Twin Focus Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 107.6% in the 4th quarter. Twin Focus Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,885 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,662,000 after buying an additional 1,495 shares in the last quarter. Gray Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $10,812,000. Annex Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $466,000. Finally, Yarbrough Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 200.0% in the 1st quarter. Yarbrough Capital LLC now owns 82,383 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,612,000 after buying an additional 54,922 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $249.78 on Monday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $144.40 and a 52 week high of $260.65. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $229.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.45 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a $0.3103 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.50%.

iShares Semiconductor ETF 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).