Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:STIP)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:STIP) by 7.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 196,070 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,179 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 0.24% of iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF worth $19,725,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in STIP. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,498,000 after acquiring an additional 2,446 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. Pflug Koory LLC boosted its position in iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF by 534.7% during the fourth quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 476 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the period. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 7,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after purchasing an additional 833 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,161,000.

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

STIP opened at $101.20 on Monday. iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $98.36 and a 12 month high of $101.52. The company has a 50 day moving average of $100.79 and a 200 day moving average of $100.59.

About iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

The iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) with a remaining maturity of less than 5 years. STIP was launched on Dec 1, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.