Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Takes $228,000 Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 1,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $228,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 47.3% during the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,960,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $682,546,000 after purchasing an additional 950,000 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $289,403,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,244,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $286,979,000 after purchasing an additional 24,055 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 83,163 shares during the period. Finally, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 60.0% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc. now owns 400,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $92,236,000 after purchasing an additional 150,000 shares during the period.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $192.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $11.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.63 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $218.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.26. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 1-year low of $189.11 and a 1-year high of $267.24.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

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

iShares Semiconductor ETF Company 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).