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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

435 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.22B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 135

9.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.52%68.02% (+9.5%)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 44

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.03B → $9.22B (+$186M)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 436435 (-1)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5149 (-2)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $497M | Put options by funds: $1.11B

Holders
435
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
12.56%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.92%
% of All Funds
1.42%
New
45
Increased
195
Reduced
135
Closed
44
Calls
$497M
Puts
$1.11B
Net Calls
-$612M
Net Calls Change
-$336M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KTC
426
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$13K -$13.6K -145 -52%
AII
427
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$12K +$4.69K +50 +65%
LNB
428
Ledyard National Bank
$10K
BRWM
429
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$10K +$10K +107 New
Canada Life
430
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$9K
PSUF
431
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$7K
IFA
432
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$7K +$7.22K +77 New
JG
433
Jefferies Group
New York
$6K -$9.77M -104,237 -100%
PWAG
434
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$6K
MWP
435
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$6K +$94 +1 +2%
HR
436
Howe & Rusling
New York
$6K +$5.81K +62 New
CFA
437
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.08K +$2.16K +23 New
TDC
438
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$1K
KCPG
439
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$1K +$1.31K +14 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
440
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$25 -$2.39M -25,523 -99%
AIM
441
Assured Investment Management
New York
-$256M -2,761,564 Closed
SCM
442
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$101M -1,082,980 Closed
PRCM
443
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
-$97.4M -1,039,100 Closed
O
444
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$60.8M -654,818 Closed
Verition Fund Management
445
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
-$20M -215,010 Closed
LM
446
Lasry Marc
-$18.1M -195,000 Closed
WCM
447
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
-$15.5M -166,815 Closed
NYLIM
448
New York Life Investment Management
New York
-$9.22M -99,238 Closed
IAM
449
Impax Asset Management
New Hampshire
-$7.36M -79,200 Closed
DA
450
DSC Advisors
Illinois
-$6.69M -72,000 Closed

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

435 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $9.22B — up 2.1% from $9.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new HYG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 195 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $325M. The largest seller was Assured Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $256M sold.

  • 435 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2014, down from 436 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.22B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 44 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $325M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Assured Investment Management, an estimated $256M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.