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iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

271 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 78 (+1)

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.07%73.49% (+0.43%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 31

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 277271 (-6)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 105

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.55B → $1.27B (-$277M)

Holders
271
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.17%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
29
Increased
88
Reduced
105
Closed
31
Calls
$320K
Puts
Net Calls
+$320K
Net Calls Change
-$147K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIC
251
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$3.85K
BIG
252
Brooklyn Investment Group
New York
$3.15K +$3.06K +116 New
CFD
253
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$2.12K
GWANC
254
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$1.98K
NFSG
255
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$1.87K
Q1WB
256
Quest 10 Wealth Builders
Virginia
$1.52K
CFB
257
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$1.47K +$1.42K +54 New
S
258
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1.03K +$26 +1 +3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
259
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.03K -$607 -23 -38%
CAL
260
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1K +$844 +32 New
William Blair & Company
261
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$977
CIAS
262
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$841
RF
263
Rossby Financial
Florida
$706
AG
264
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$673
T
265
Transce3nd
Texas
$570 +$448 +17 +425%
AAP
266
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$380 -$2.19K -83 -86%
CTC
267
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$353 +$343 +13 New
KFI
268
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$326 +$316 +12 New
OP
269
ORG Partners
Indiana
$324 -$1M -37,928 -100%
DFA
270
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$272
RWS
271
Retirement Wealth Solutions
Wisconsin
$128
OSAM
272
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$54 -$6.88K -261 -99%
KG
273
Kilter Group
New York
$28 +$26 +1 New
SAM
274
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$13 -$3.8K -144 Closed
SFA
275
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$13

FALN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

271 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (FALN) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.27B — down 18% from $1.55B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of FALN and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.

The largest buyer was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, opening a new position worth an estimated $91.7M. The largest seller was Mather Group, cutting an estimated $265M.

  • 271 institutional investors held iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (FALN) as of Q2 2025, down from 277 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 31 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, an estimated $91.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Mather Group, an estimated $265M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.