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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

482 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.5B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 148 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 148

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4759 (+12)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 62

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 471482 (+11)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10B → $10.5B (+$466M)

3.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.09%62.98% (-3.1%)

67% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $629M | Put options by funds: $1.93B

Holders
482
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+2.34%
% of All Funds
12.84%
Holding in Top 10
59
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25.53%
% of All Funds
1.57%
New
77
Increased
189
Reduced
148
Closed
62
Calls
$629M
Puts
$1.93B
Net Calls
-$1.3B
Net Calls Change
-$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FFA
326
First Foundation Advisors
California
$791K -$10.7M -118,203 -93%
DADC
327
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$779K -$159K -1,758 -17%
MIC
328
MU Investments Company
Japan
$762K +$760K +8,400 New
CM
329
Cornerstone Management
Georgia
$749K -$158K -1,746 -17%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
330
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$747K +$116K +1,280 +18%
SWP
331
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$744K -$39.2K -433 -5%
WT
332
Whittier Trust
California
$730K +$64.4K +712 +10%
WS
333
Wedbush Securities
California
$729K +$24.4K +270 +3%
SCM
334
Saba Capital Management
New York
$722K +$721K +7,971 New
MAM
335
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$696K -$7.87K -87 -1%
TC
336
Trust Company
Kansas
$680K +$678K +7,500 New
AP
337
Agilis Partners
Massachusetts
$679K -$1.12M -12,420 -62%
FNT
338
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$666K +$13.6K +150 +2%
BHB
339
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$660K +$2.71K +30 +0.8%
SIC
340
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$648K +$2.9K +32 +0.4%
SCM
341
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
$621K
NFG
342
Next Financial Group
Texas
$611K -$25.4K -281 -4%
Creative Planning
343
Creative Planning
Kansas
$611K -$24.6K -272 -4%
FAT
344
First American Trust
California
$603K +$283K +3,134 +89%
AIA
345
Alerus Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$601K +$12.7K +140 +2%
IT
346
Investors Trust
Texas
$588K
CWM
347
Concert Wealth Management
California
$584K -$72K -796 -4%
ATC
348
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$575K +$574K +6,349 New
BAS
349
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$572K +$114K +1,264 +25%
LTI
350
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$544K +$544K +6,009 New

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

482 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $10.5B — up 4.7% from $10B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new HYG positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 189 added to existing stakes and 148 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $234M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $227M sold.

  • 482 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2015, up from 471 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.5B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 62 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $234M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $227M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.