iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:STIP) Sets New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:STIP) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as $101.11 and last traded at $101.13, with a volume of 458911 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $101.23.

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $102.05 and a 200-day moving average of $102.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. acquired a new position in iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new position in iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $38,000.

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.