PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:STPZ) Short Interest Down 33.9% in February

PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:STPZ) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 56,099 shares, a decrease of 33.9% from the January 29th total of 84,851 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 21,756 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 21,756 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in STPZ. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 146.8% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 47,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,577,000 after buying an additional 28,493 shares in the last quarter. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 94,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,073,000 after buying an additional 5,795 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 18,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $978,000 after acquiring an additional 803 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 134.4% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000 after acquiring an additional 1,059 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,417,000. 75.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund Stock Performance

PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $54.11. 125,338 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,723. The company’s fifty day moving average is $53.84 and its 200-day moving average is $53.99. PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund has a 52 week low of $52.98 and a 52 week high of $54.48.

PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

About PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO 1-5 Year US TIPS Index ETF, formerly Pimco 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund (ETF) designed to capture the returns of the shorter maturity subset of the Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) market by tracking The BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year US Inflation-Linked Treasury Index. The BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year US Inflation-Linked Treasury Index is an unmanaged index comprised of the United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities with at least $1 billion in outstanding face value and a remaining term to final maturity of at least one year and less than five years.