Washington Trust Co took a new position in the iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) in the third quarter, according to Holdings Channel. The firm bought 10,804 shares worth about $1,124,000. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also changed their holdings, with Realta Investment Advisors raising its stake by 159.2% in the first quarter to 521 shares, and NBT Bank N A NY raising its stake by 374.5% to 522 shares. Hedge funds and institutional investors own 63.62% of the stock. TIP fell $0.09 to $106.24 on Friday, with a market capitalization of $14.55 billion. The fund tracks the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), which includes investment-grade inflation-protected Treasury securities with at least one year to maturity and face value of $250 million or more.
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