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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

924 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.1B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 360 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5768 (+11)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.5B → $21.1B (+$1.58B)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 100

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 928924 (-4)

4.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 128.74%124.05% (-4.7%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 360

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.32B | Put options by funds: $37.1B

Holders
924
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.43%
% of All Funds
12.17%
Holding in Top 10
68
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.3%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
106
Increased
315
Reduced
360
Closed
100
Calls
$6.32B
Puts
$37.1B
Net Calls
-$30.8B
Net Calls Change
-$609M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OPAM
26
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
$185M
Jane Street
27
Jane Street
New York
$184M -$326M -4,134,774 -64%
Man Group
28
Man Group
United Kingdom
$174M +$38M +482,137 +29%
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$173M +$16.4M +207,802 +11%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$172M -$681K -8,641 -0.4%
ESL
31
Endurance Services Ltd
New York
$160M
Balyasny Asset Management
32
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$157M +$154M +1,948,668 New
Mackenzie Financial
33
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$141M -$18.8M -238,844 -12%
Barclays
34
Barclays
United Kingdom
$124M -$120M -1,518,559 -50%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$124M -$23.3M -295,749 -16%
BHCM
36
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$117M +$111M +1,405,895 +2,863%
NSLI
37
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$104M
BCM
38
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$103M +$95.3M +1,210,000 +1,867%
IGAM
39
iA Global Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$88.7M -$372K -4,728 -0.4%
Verition Fund Management
40
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$80.1M +$69.5M +882,286 +793%
RAM
41
Readystate Asset Management
Illinois
$78.1M -$1.36M -17,289 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
42
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$74.2M +$56.1M +712,500 +343%
Neuberger Berman Group
43
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$73.4M +$40.3M +511,124 +128%
US Bancorp
44
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$71.5M -$1.08M -13,708 -2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
45
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$68M -$4.8M -60,904 -7%
Allianz Asset Management
46
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$66.6M +$26.2M +333,140 +68%
Prudential Financial
47
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$65.4M -$11.5M -146,559 -15%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
48
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$63.3M -$5.04M -64,001 -8%
Pictet Asset Management
49
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$60.6M +$59.5M +754,800 New
Raymond James Financial
50
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$59.7M -$13.4M -170,281 -19%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

924 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $21.1B — up 8.1% from $19.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new HYG positions and 100 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 360 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Proficio Capital Partners, adding an estimated $909M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $667M.

  • 924 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2025, down from 928 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $21.1B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 100 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Proficio Capital Partners, an estimated $909M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $667M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.