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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

416 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.27B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 164 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.64%61.7% (+0.06%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 164 | Existing positions reduced: 165

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.53B → $8.27B (-$255M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 431416 (-15)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4639 (-7)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 46

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $303M | Put options by funds: $1.77B

Holders
416
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-3.48%
% of All Funds
12.07%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.22%
% of All Funds
1.13%
New
37
Increased
164
Reduced
165
Closed
46
Calls
$303M
Puts
$1.77B
Net Calls
-$1.46B
Net Calls Change
-$318M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SF
51
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$21.3M -$1.66M -17,790 -7%
VAM
52
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$20.9M -$3.47M -37,071 -14%
ECM
53
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$20.5M -$381K -4,072 -2%
UCFA
54
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$20.5M +$4.33M +46,291 +26%
RW
55
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$19.7M -$183K -1,962 -0.9%
BJ
56
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$18.4M -$19.2M -205,100 -51%
CIA
57
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$17.1M +$46.7K +499 +0.3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
58
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$17M -$1.68M -17,945 -9%
CS
59
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$16.6M -$3.67M -39,215 -18%
FCIM
60
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$16.2M +$98.3K +1,051 +0.6%
AIA
61
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$16.2M -$255K -2,724 -2%
RJA
62
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15.8M -$1.98M -21,198 -11%
MSA
63
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$15.8M +$6.54M +69,981 +69%
BCI
64
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$15.4M -$2.48M -26,477 -14%
Wellington Management Group
65
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$15.3M -$3.62M -38,752 -19%
AFS
66
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$15.3M
CNB
67
City National Bank
California
$14.9M -$7.1M -75,966 -32%
Tudor Investment Corp
68
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$14.4M +$14.7M +157,000 New
MNA
69
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$14.2M
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
70
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$13.2M
Bank of New York Mellon
71
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$13M +$906K +9,687 +7%
Bank of Montreal
72
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12.3M +$629K +6,731 +5%
LA
73
Leonetti & Associates
Illinois
$12.2M +$331K +3,545 +3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
74
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$11.2M -$1.73M -18,460 -13%
OCM
75
One Capital Management
California
$11M +$11.2M +119,561 New

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

416 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $8.27B — down 3% from $8.53B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of HYG and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 165 trimmed existing stakes and 164 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $276M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $157M.

  • 416 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2014, down from 431 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.27B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $276M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2014 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $157M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.