Optiver Holding B.V. Has $5.48 Million Position in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 2,968.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,563 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $5,483,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bison Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $201,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 83.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $421,000 after buying an additional 1,021 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 102.6% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 3,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $834,000 after buying an additional 1,770 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 27.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 165,116 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,413,000 after buying an additional 35,655 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $253,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of SOXX stock opened at $362.04 on Wednesday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $148.31 and a 12-month high of $365.38. The company has a market capitalization of $21.94 billion, a PE ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $333.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $297.50.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.4363 per share. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.