Willner & Heller LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Willner & Heller LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 14.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 259 shares during the quarter. Willner & Heller LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $339,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 33.1% during the 2nd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 2,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $688,000 after buying an additional 693 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 11.3% during the second quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 1,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $374,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 79.4% during the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,104 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 1,374 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC increased its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 840.0% during the second quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 1,386 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 18,969 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,678,000 after purchasing an additional 979 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $229.74 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $219.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $225.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1 year low of $189.81 and a 1 year high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.3578 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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).