Freedom Investment Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Freedom Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 107.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,047 shares during the period. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,356,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% during the third 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 acquiring an additional 15,221,700 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 737.5% during the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $495,726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770,000 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,456,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $345,674,000 after buying an additional 25,596 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.8% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 776,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $191,541,000 after purchasing an additional 49,227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 60.0% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. now owns 400,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $92,236,000 after purchasing an additional 150,000 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of SOXX opened at $212.56 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $167.64 and a twelve month high of $267.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $225.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $231.25.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were given a dividend of $0.5524 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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).