Bank of Montreal Can Boosts Stock Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 186.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 114,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 74,788 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can owned about 0.18% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $28,332,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gerber LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $403,000. Twin Focus Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 107.6% during the fourth quarter. Twin Focus Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,885 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,495 shares during the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors grew its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 56.3% in the second quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 220.1% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 10,509 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,374,000 after buying an additional 7,226 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

SOXX opened at $232.68 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $144.40 and a 12 month high of $267.24. The business has a 50-day moving average of $223.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $229.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th will be given a dividend of $0.5524 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 25th.

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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).