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PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:STPZ - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 52,400 shares, an increase of 61.2% from the September 30th total of 32,500 shares. Based on an average
TIPS ETFs have been scaling new highs, buoyed by renewed focus on inflation hedging and potential shifts in interest rates.
For investors seeking momentum, PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF STPZ is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and has moved up 4.4% from its 52-week low of $51.04 per share.
I'm not even retired and I've been buying long-term inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds in my 401(k) with both hands.
US inflation rates reached 40-year highs in June 2022, prompting investors to move into Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) funds. The article reviews two such ETFs: PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF and PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF. TIPS are also compared against other inflation hedges. With High-Yield Corporates outperforming TIPS since 2001 and stocks providing higher returns long-term, I give both STPZ and LTPZ Sell ratings.
STPZ: TIPS Close To A Buy Zone, At Much Higher Yields Than Before.
One of the hottest inflation plays last year lost billions in assets last month.
At the November FOMC meeting, the Fed officially announced that it would begin tapering its bond purchase program, starting in mid-November. When the Fed began tapering its QE3 program over the course of 2014, the coupon supply from the U.S. Treasury was stable, leading to an increase in net supply takedown from the private market.
The annual inflation rate in the United States jumped to 4.2% in April 2021 from 2.6% in March and well above market forecasts of 3.6%