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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$163M -$5.79M -219,550 -4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$99.7M +$22.6M +855,450 +30%
MERSOM
3
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$94.4M +$91.7M +3,476,559 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$93.1M +$15.4M +582,591 +20%
VMPIC
5
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$54.3M
Betterment LLC
6
Betterment LLC
New York
$49.4M +$4.85M +184,079 +11%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$47.9M -$7.92M -300,210 -15%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$42.2M -$25.2M -953,857 -38%
AF
9
Allworth Financial
California
$34.8M +$851K +32,272 +3%
ETS
10
ESL Trust Services
New York
$30.6M -$65.9K -2,500 -0.2%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$28.2M
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$23.9M -$5.23M -198,374 -18%
OPAM
13
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
$21.4M
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$21.1M -$4.15M -157,417 -17%
PFM
15
Potomac Fund Management
Florida
$19.6M +$19M +722,012 New
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$18.5M -$36.6M -1,388,895 -67%
NG
17
Novem Group
New York
$15.5M +$915K +34,706 +6%
OIA
18
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$14.9M -$9.28M -351,807 -39%
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$13.5M -$45.8K -1,736 -0.3%
Nomura Asset Management
20
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$13.1M -$7.05M -267,284 -36%
Cetera Investment Advisers
21
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$12.7M -$1.66M -62,928 -12%
MML Investors Services
22
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$12.1M -$5.35M -202,860 -31%
AIA
23
Angeles Investment Advisors
California
$9.93M -$24.5M -928,400 -72%
BCG
24
Breakwater Capital Group
New Jersey
$9.47M +$20.5K +779 +0.2%
TC
25
Toews Corporation
New Jersey
$9.42M +$9.15M +347,100 New

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.