Graham Capital Management L.P. Increases Holdings in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TIP)

Graham Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TIP) by 198.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 147,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 98,312 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. owned approximately 0.09% of iShares TIPS Bond ETF worth $15,749,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 108.3% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 101,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,788,000 after buying an additional 52,631 shares during the last quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 200.5% during the fourth quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC now owns 57,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,108,000 after purchasing an additional 38,252 shares in the last quarter. Fairview Capital Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Fairview Capital Investment Management LLC now owns 49,582 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,283,000 after buying an additional 4,715 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Group LLC NE purchased a new stake in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $3,666,000. Finally, BOKF NA raised its stake in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 92,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,791,000 after acquiring an additional 914 shares in the last quarter.

iShares TIPS Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of TIP opened at $109.08 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $109.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $108.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.22 and a beta of 0.29. iShares TIPS Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $104.69 and a 1 year high of $111.51.

iShares TIPS Bond ETF Profile

iShares TIPS Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Barclays Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L) (the Index).