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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
HI
401
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$266K +$203K +2,241 +320%
KA
402
Klingman & Associates
New York
$265K
GWA
403
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$260K -$9.05K -100 -3%
KFA
404
Kays Financial Advisory
Georgia
$256K -$4.16K -46 -2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
405
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$250K +$42.4K +469 +20%
HF
406
HRT Financial
New York
$241K +$241K +2,669 New
SHA
407
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$240K +$9.95K +110 +4%
BJL
408
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$237K +$8.87K +98 +4%
ZB
409
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$233K +$232K +2,570 New
HCA
410
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$227K -$32.7K -362 -13%
CTC
411
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$224K -$5.25K -58 -2%
DWA
412
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$224K +$224K +2,473 New
SFG
413
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$223K -$3.35K -37 -1%
HFS
414
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$221K -$121K -1,334 -35%
CL
415
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$221K
BAAM
416
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$221K +$4.79K +53 +2%
MC
417
Miles Capital
Iowa
$207K +$2.8K +31 +1%
JCM
418
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
$205K -$172K -1,898 -46%
BC
419
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$205K
GI
420
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$193K +$1.72K +19 +0.9%
AWS
421
Aris Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$173K +$173K +1,907 New
VIA
422
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$167K +$42.2K +466 +34%
IWMPD
423
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$160K +$160K +1,769 New
RIM
424
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$160K +$160K +1,770 New
FCCM
425
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$160K

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.