Cetera Investment Advisers Increases Stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 177,880 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 30,899 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers owned 0.28% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $43,871,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Gerber LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $403,000. Twin Focus Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 107.6% during the 4th quarter. Twin Focus Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,885 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,495 shares in the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc raised its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 220.1% during the 1st quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 10,509 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,374,000 after acquiring an additional 7,226 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOXX opened at $224.13 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $144.40 and a fifty-two week high of $267.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.12 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $222.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.25.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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.

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).