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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

951 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 175 funds opening new positions, 336 increasing their positions, 311 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 175 | Existing positions closed: 93

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7278 (+6)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 882951 (+69)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 336 | Existing positions reduced: 311

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.2B → $20.3B (+$51.9M)

7.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.66%98.1% (-7.6%)

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.4B | Put options by funds: $26.2B

Holders
951
Holders Change
+69
Holders Change %
+7.82%
% of All Funds
14.64%
Holding in Top 10
78
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
175
Increased
336
Reduced
311
Closed
93
Calls
$4.4B
Puts
$26.2B
Net Calls
-$21.8B
Net Calls Change
-$2.83B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BAM
26
BTS Asset Management
Massachusetts
$152M -$38M -438,498 -20%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$151M -$13.9M -160,095 -8%
Osaic Holdings
28
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$142M +$9.44M +108,838 +7%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$136M +$5.05M +58,218 +4%
LPL Financial
30
LPL Financial
California
$131M -$7.98M -91,957 -6%
Aberdeen Group
31
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$114M +$1.03M +11,894 +0.9%
NSLI
32
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$112M
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$107M -$43.4M -499,746 -29%
HSBC Holdings
34
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$104M -$39.4M -454,494 -28%
IAIM
35
Industrial Alliance Investment Management
Quebec, Canada
$96.6M +$96.4M +1,110,870 New
EMPI
36
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$92.2M
VMPIC
37
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$87M
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$81.8M +$2.54M +29,320 +3%
1832 Asset Management
39
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$78.2M +$40.6M +468,419 +111%
Squarepoint
40
Squarepoint
New York
$75.5M +$75.3M +867,779 New
VFA
41
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$73.6M +$943K +10,872 +1%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
42
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$72.5M +$13.5M +155,856 +23%
D.E. Shaw & Co
43
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$70.7M +$70.5M +812,909 New
MIH
44
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$64M +$566K +6,519 +0.9%
SMFG
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$63.3M +$9.28M +106,943 +17%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
46
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$62.9M -$38.8M -447,120 -38%
Franklin Resources
47
Franklin Resources
California
$59.7M +$867K +9,993 +1%
CIAS
48
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$53.8M +$53.7M +618,878 New
PWAG
49
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$53.4M -$14.1M -162,760 -21%
HMH
50
Hackensack Meridian Health
New Jersey
$53.1M +$52.9M +610,000 New

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

951 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $20.3B — up 0.26% from $20.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 175 funds opened new HYG positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 82 holders — while 336 added to existing stakes and 311 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TD Asset Management, adding an estimated $431M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $384M.

  • 951 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q4 2021, up from 882 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $20.3B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 0.26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 175 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 93 closed out, a net change of +82 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $431M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $384M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.