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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

888 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 362 increasing their positions, 288 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 362 | Existing positions reduced: 288

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 90

4.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.43%103.76% (+4.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 885888 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8686 (0)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $21.9B (-$3.65B)

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.12B | Put options by funds: $27B

Holders
888
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.34%
% of All Funds
15.59%
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
1.51%
New
102
Increased
362
Reduced
288
Closed
90
Calls
$5.12B
Puts
$27B
Net Calls
-$21.9B
Net Calls Change
-$8.43B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VFA
26
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$162M +$9.66M +111,050 +6%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$143M -$86.7M -996,520 -38%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$142M -$68.1M -783,125 -33%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$142M -$42.6M -489,605 -23%
FTUS
30
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$132M +$132M +1,516,098 New
VMPIC
31
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$131M
EMPI
32
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$127M +$34.8M +400,000 +38%
AC
33
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$122M -$30.7M -352,916 -20%
Man Group
34
Man Group
United Kingdom
$122M -$45M -516,742 -27%
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$119M -$2.52M -28,938 -2%
Marshall Wace
36
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$111M +$110M +1,268,903 New
HSBC Holdings
37
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$107M -$48.8M -561,394 -32%
ETC
38
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$107M +$6.19M +71,206 +6%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
39
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$102M -$34.8M -400,000 -26%
GAM
40
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
$100M -$50M -575,000 -33%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$97.6M -$357M -4,100,938 -79%
PVH
42
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$97.3M -$1.68M -19,328 -2%
Principal Financial Group
43
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$94.9M +$94.4M +1,084,580 +26,537%
AC
44
Aristeia Capital
Connecticut
$94.7M +$31.7M +363,800 +50%
Massachusetts Financial Services
45
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$84.7M
Truist Financial
46
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$79.1M +$11.9M +136,900 +18%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
47
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$78.5M
US Bancorp
48
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$75.1M -$289K -3,318 -0.4%
KHLMVGHM
49
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$74.3M -$3.36M -38,595 -4%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
50
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$73.2M

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

888 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $21.9B — down 14% from $25.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new HYG positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 362 added to existing stakes and 288 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.1B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.39B.

  • 888 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2021, up from 885 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $21.9B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 102 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 90 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.1B added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.39B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.