Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Has $495.73 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 737.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,770,000 shares during the quarter. iShares Semiconductor ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owned 3.19% of iShares Semiconductor ETF worth $495,726,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 25,596 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 354.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,427,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $322,493,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113,176 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 776,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $191,541,000 after acquiring an additional 49,227 shares during the last quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $107,385,000. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 169.8% during the 1st quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 281,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $63,713,000 after acquiring an additional 177,440 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 2.8 %

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $224.13 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $144.40 and a 12 month high of $267.24. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $222.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.25. The firm has a market cap of $14.12 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders 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).