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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
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978 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 374 increasing their positions, 350 reducing their positions, and 108 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 111.54% → 133.02% (+21%)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 61 → 63 (+2)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 374 | Existing positions reduced: 350

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.4B → $22.4B (+$47.4M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 108

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,002 → 978 (-24)

68% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16B | Put options by funds: $49.3B

Holders
978
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-2.4%
% of All Funds
12.03%
Holding in Top 10
63
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.28%
% of All Funds
0.77%
New
101
Increased
374
Reduced
350
Closed
108
Calls
$16B
Puts
$49.3B
Net Calls
-$33.4B
Net Calls Change
-$2.8B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$646M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$626M
3
BHCM
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
+$516M
4
SOAM
SBI Okasan Asset Management
Japan
+$354M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$349M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$519M
2
NMIMC
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
-$421M
3
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
-$360M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$347M
5
EIM
Elliott Investment Management
Florida
-$306M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
51
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$59.1M -$4.59M -57,041 -7%
BBP
52
Banco BTG Pactual
Brazil
$56.7M +$57.3M +712,975 New
NMIMC
53
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$48.9M -$421M -5,230,000 -89%
Optiver Holding
54
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$48.2M +$48.7M +605,577 New
MML Investors Services
55
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$47.1M -$3.08M -38,277 -6%
OMC
56
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$45.2M +$45.7M +567,895 New
Millennium Management
57
Millennium Management
New York
$44.9M -$12.4M -154,683 -22%
PFA
58
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$42.5M +$2.35M +29,176 +6%
CI Investments Inc
59
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$41.8M +$10.2M +126,733 +32%
CF
60
Corebridge Financial
Texas
$39.4M +$40.2M +500,000 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
61
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$38.5M +$3.52M +43,750 +10%
HNB
62
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$38.3M – – –
DT
63
DV Trading
Illinois
$37.5M +$35.8M +444,734 +1,703%
TCM
64
Towercrest Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$36.8M +$1.62M +20,145 +5%
Schroder Investment Management Group
65
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$35.6M – – –
CIAS
66
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$35.1M +$2.53M +31,397 +8%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
67
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$33.4M +$33.8M +419,774 New
Osaic Holdings
68
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$32.2M -$2.72M -33,818 -8%
IMC Chicago
69
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$32.2M +$32.5M +404,180 New
DMC
70
DSC Meridian Capital
New York
$32M +$32.4M +402,329 New
DMBA
71
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators
Utah
$31.5M -$188K -2,338 -0.6%
Bank of Montreal
72
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$31.4M -$7.76M -96,446 -20%
Neuberger Berman Group
73
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$30.6M -$28.8M -358,485 -48%
SEI Investments
74
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$28.4M +$23.5M +292,352 +457%
1832 Asset Management
75
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$28.2M – – –
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HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

978 of the 8,130 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $22.4B — up 0.21% from $22.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 108 funds closed out of HYG and 101 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 350 trimmed existing stakes and 374 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $646M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $519M.

  • 978 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,002 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $22.4B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 0.21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 108 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $646M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $519M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.