Nikulski Financial Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Nikulski Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 4,518 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,361,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of SOXX. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the third quarter valued at about $646,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 34.3% in the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,841,000 after buying an additional 3,616 shares during the period. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. increased its stake in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. now owns 159,111 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,138,000 after buying an additional 6,953 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 140.5% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 3,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $843,000 after buying an additional 2,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 66.4% in the 3rd quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 10,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,718,000 after buying an additional 4,001 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $328.66 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a one year low of $148.31 and a one year high of $368.82. The company has a market cap of $19.92 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $344.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $313.26.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.2079 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%.

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). The Index is an equity benchmark for the United States-listed semiconductor stocks. The Index includes companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture and sale of semiconductors.