iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
497 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.1B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 52 → 73 (+21)
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 68
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $13.1B (+$1.53B)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 487 → 497 (+10)
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.22% → 76.87% (-0.35%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 184
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.48B | Put options by funds: $3.22B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$463M |
| 2 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$317M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$167M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$163M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$558M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$269M |
| 3 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$187M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$126M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$118M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
497 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 2016, worth a combined $13.1B — up 13% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new HYG positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 179 added to existing stakes and 184 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $463M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $558M.
- 497 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2016, up from 487 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $13.1B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 68 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $463M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $558M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.