Anchor Investment Management LLC Decreases Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX)

Anchor Investment Management LLC lowered its stake in iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,312 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 258 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $4,023,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 737.5% in the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $495,726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,770,000 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,456,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $345,674,000 after acquiring an additional 25,596 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 354.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,427,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $322,493,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113,176 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 776,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $191,541,000 after acquiring an additional 49,227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $107,385,000.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SOXX opened at $227.15 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.34. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $144.40 and a 12 month high of $267.24. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $222.31 and its 200 day moving average is $229.29.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.5524 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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).