GoalVest Advisory LLC Acquires Shares of 1,198 iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $768,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BOKF NA purchased a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 278.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the period. Gould Capital LLC boosted its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 39.2% during the first quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $38,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 2.0%

SOXX stock opened at $543.27 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a twelve month low of $237.10 and a twelve month high of $655.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $567.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $455.32.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.2827 per share. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

About iShares Semiconductor ETF

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.