Simplex Trading LLC Invests $410,000 in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,718 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $410,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,363,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,612,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 4,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 129,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,361,000 after purchasing an additional 11,789 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grandview Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the second quarter worth $1,070,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $299.67 on Thursday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.31 and a 52-week high of $312.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $280.44 and a 200 day moving average of $246.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.5407 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%.

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).