Continental Investors Services Inc. Cuts Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Continental Investors Services Inc. lowered its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 3.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 57 shares during the period. Continental Investors Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $352,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 410,509.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,225,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,510,827,000 after purchasing an additional 15,221,700 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.3% in the third quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,960,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $682,546,000 after buying an additional 950,000 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% during 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 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 426,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $98,239,000 after acquiring an additional 83,163 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $213.57 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a 50 day moving average of $223.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $230.45. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $175.40 and a 52-week high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

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