Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. Raises Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 557 shares during the quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $7,028,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SOXX. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $798,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 1,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ellis Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $702,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $201.49 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $215.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $220.01. The company has a market capitalization of $11.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.79 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $189.11 and a 52 week high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.2611 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th.

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).