Forefront Analytics LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TIP)

Forefront Analytics LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TIP) by 200.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 57,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,252 shares during the quarter. iShares TIPS Bond ETF comprises 2.8% of Forefront Analytics LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Forefront Analytics LLC’s holdings in iShares TIPS Bond ETF were worth $6,108,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC grew its stake in iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 10.6% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,729,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $823,630,000 after buying an additional 739,540 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,880,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $318,257,000 after purchasing an additional 51,713 shares in the last quarter. Rock Creek Group LP boosted its stake in iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Rock Creek Group LP now owns 2,764,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,537,000 after acquiring an additional 18,908 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 58.0% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 1,461,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $155,749,000 after purchasing an additional 536,610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares TIPS Bond ETF by 1,852.1% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,452,502 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $154,764,000 after buying an additional 1,378,094 shares during the last quarter.

iShares TIPS Bond ETF Price Performance

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

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).