Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 12.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,837 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,179 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $6,214,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,225,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,510,827,000 after purchasing an additional 15,221,700 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.3% during the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,960,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $682,546,000 after purchasing an additional 950,000 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,244,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $286,979,000 after buying an additional 24,055 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 24.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 426,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $98,239,000 after buying an additional 83,163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 60.0% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. now owns 400,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $92,236,000 after buying an additional 150,000 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $213.50 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $13.46 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $220.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $224.06. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $192.87 and a 52 week high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.3578 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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).