iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) Shares Sold by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. reduced its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 7,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 130 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,598,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Integrity Financial Corp WA boosted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 34.4% in the 3rd quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 207 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,740 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $401,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $219.90 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $192.87 and a fifty-two week high of $267.24. The company has a market cap of $13.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $221.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $222.45.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.3578 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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).