iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TIP) Shares Acquired by Graham Capital Management L.P.

Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TIP) by 198.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 147,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 98,312 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in iShares TIPS Bond ETF were worth $15,749,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 26.0% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $463,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP lifted its stake in iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 2,961 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Clear Investment Research LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Clear Investment Research LLC now owns 6,114 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $652,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Marin grew its position in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Marin now owns 9,220 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $982,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter.

iShares TIPS Bond ETF Price Performance

TIP stock opened at $109.08 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $13.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.22 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $109.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $108.46. iShares TIPS Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $104.69 and a 12 month high of $111.51.

About iShares TIPS Bond ETF

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).