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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

673 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.3B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 157 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 284 reducing their positions, and 123 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 157 | Existing positions closed: 123

17.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 109.82%127.44% (+18%)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6166 (+5)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 647673 (+26)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.6B → $15.3B (-$1.35B)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 284

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.35B | Put options by funds: $21.7B

Holders
673
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+4.02%
% of All Funds
14.99%
Holding in Top 10
66
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.2%
% of All Funds
1.47%
New
157
Increased
161
Reduced
284
Closed
123
Calls
$3.35B
Puts
$21.7B
Net Calls
-$18.4B
Net Calls Change
-$7.66B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WRF
51
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$35.7M
SIM
52
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$35.3M
US Bancorp
53
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$34M -$4.64M -55,476 -12%
RJFSA
54
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$34M +$3.52M +42,000 +11%
FTUS
55
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$31.8M -$53.3M -637,150 -62%
Bank of New York Mellon
56
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$31.4M -$1.61M -19,179 -5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
57
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$30.3M +$2.95M +35,258 +10%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$29.6M +$11.9M +141,869 +63%
LTFS
59
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$29.1M -$27.4M -326,964 -48%
SB
60
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$28.6M +$9.88K +118 +0%
NFA
61
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$28.6M
FIM
62
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$28.1M -$2.37M -28,321 -8%
SH
63
SeaTown Holdings
Singapore
$27.8M
ECM
64
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$27.4M -$1.94M -23,149 -6%
SMFG
65
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$27.1M -$7.6M -90,794 -21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
66
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$26.8M +$13.5M +161,517 +96%
AG
67
Advisor Group
Arizona
$26.5M -$38.1M -455,441 -58%
CC
68
Covalis Capital
United Kingdom
$25.4M +$26.2M +313,000 New
WTB
69
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$24.9M +$25.5M +304,289 +9,343%
OWSCM
70
One William Street Capital Management
New York
$24.3M +$25.1M +300,000 New
MIS
71
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$23.9M -$42.8K -511 -0.2%
Squarepoint
72
Squarepoint
New York
$23.7M +$24.4M +291,816 New
Marshall Wace
73
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$22.3M -$3.77M -45,004 -14%
BCM
74
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$19.5M +$11M +131,597 +121%
WA
75
Wealthstar Advisors
Texas
$19.2M +$155K +1,849 +0.8%

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.