iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
453 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.57B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
6.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.05% → 69.16% (+6.1%)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.1B → $9.57B (+$468M)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 59
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 457 → 453 (-4)
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 49 → 43 (-6)
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 198
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.58B | Put options by funds: $3.56B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$367M |
| 2 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
+$273M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$106M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$332M |
| 2 |
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$145M |
| 3 |
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$73.8M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$53.6M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$45M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
453 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.57B — up 5.1% from $9.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new HYG positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 198 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $367M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $332M.
- 453 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2015, down from 457 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $9.57B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 59 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $367M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $332M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.