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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

435 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.22B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 135

9.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.52%68.02% (+9.5%)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 44

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.03B → $9.22B (+$186M)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 436435 (-1)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5149 (-2)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $497M | Put options by funds: $1.11B

Holders
435
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
12.56%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.92%
% of All Funds
1.42%
New
45
Increased
195
Reduced
135
Closed
44
Calls
$497M
Puts
$1.11B
Net Calls
-$612M
Net Calls Change
-$336M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BJ
51
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$30.5M +$15.8M +168,600 +109%
GH
52
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$29.9M -$469K -5,000 -2%
PPA
53
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$29.6M +$2.39M +25,525 +9%
Neuberger Berman Group
54
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$28M +$2.51M +26,800 +10%
TFA
55
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$25.9M -$874K -9,321 -3%
RIG
56
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$25.8M +$5.79M +61,755 +29%
BIT
57
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$25.6M +$7.33M +78,193 +41%
PI
58
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$24.8M -$556K -5,927 -2%
SF
59
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$23.7M +$126K +1,341 +0.5%
VAM
60
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$23M +$1.73M +18,458 +8%
TCM
61
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$22.9M -$42.2K -450 -0.2%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
62
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$22.3M +$22.1M +236,000 New
PNAA
63
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$22.2M -$21.1K -225 -0.1%
MIU
64
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$21.5M +$3.12M +33,268 +17%
RJA
65
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$21.3M +$1.86M +19,803 +10%
ECM
66
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$20.9M +$291K +3,105 +1%
CNB
67
City National Bank
California
$20.6M +$592K +6,312 +3%
MNA
68
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$19.5M
Wellington Management Group
69
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$19.4M
BlackRock
70
BlackRock
New York
$18.6M -$20.1M -214,866 -52%
Commonwealth Equity Services
71
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$18.4M +$4.92M +52,500 +37%
EMA
72
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$17.2M -$33.5K -357 -0.2%
MIH
73
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$17.1M +$9.27M +98,835 +119%
AIA
74
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$17M -$193K -2,059 -1%
FCIM
75
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$16.6M +$281K +3,000 +2%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

435 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $9.22B — up 2.1% from $9.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new HYG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 195 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $325M. The largest seller was Assured Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $256M sold.

  • 435 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2014, down from 436 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.22B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 44 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $325M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Assured Investment Management, an estimated $256M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.