Cerity Partners LLC Raises Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 43.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,151 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,863 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,418,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optimum Investment Advisors boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 56.3% in the 2nd quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $223,000. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1,987.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 334 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% in the 3rd 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 buying an additional 15,221,700 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of SOXX opened at $219.81 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $167.64 and a 12-month high of $267.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $224.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $231.01.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Announces Dividend

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