iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

HYG

Market cap $15.9B

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

673 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $15.3B — down 8.1% from $16.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 157 funds opened new HYG positions and 123 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 161 added to existing stakes and 284 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.12B. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $324M.

• 673 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q4 2018, up from 647 in Q3 2018.
• Funds reported $15.3B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
• 157 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 123 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
• The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.12B added.
• The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $324M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.