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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

888 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 362 increasing their positions, 288 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 362 | Existing positions reduced: 288

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 90

4.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.43%103.76% (+4.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 885888 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8686 (0)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $21.9B (-$3.65B)

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.12B | Put options by funds: $27B

Holders
888
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.34%
% of All Funds
15.59%
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
1.51%
New
102
Increased
362
Reduced
288
Closed
90
Calls
$5.12B
Puts
$27B
Net Calls
-$21.9B
Net Calls Change
-$8.43B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
51
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$72.6M +$22.7M +261,121 +46%
D.E. Shaw & Co
52
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$71.7M +$71.6M +822,978 New
PGEBT
53
Pactiv General Employee Benefit Trust
Illinois
$67.6M +$11.3M +130,400 +20%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
54
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$61.5M +$34.6M +398,130 +130%
FQ
55
First Quadrant
California
$61.4M -$88.9M -1,022,330 -59%
PWAG
56
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$54.4M +$5.84M +67,116 +12%
Wellington Management Group
57
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$53.9M -$11.2M -128,800 -17%
AllianceBernstein
58
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$52.8M +$49.8M +572,066 +1,716%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
59
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$52.7M -$37.1M -426,646 -41%
Fidelity Investments
60
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$52.5M -$224M -2,573,367 -81%
Franklin Resources
61
Franklin Resources
California
$51.2M +$44.6M +512,933 +687%
SFSG
62
Sound Financial Strategies Group
Mississippi
$49.5M +$16.4M +188,226 +50%
UCFA
63
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$49.4M -$2.94M -33,832 -6%
CIAS
64
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$47.7M
1832 Asset Management
65
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$46.3M +$25.3M +291,193 +121%
GA
66
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$43.9M +$316K +3,636 +0.7%
Deutsche Bank
67
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$43.8M -$10.7M -123,490 -20%
Citadel Advisors
68
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$43.2M +$43.2M +496,012 New
Neuberger Berman Group
69
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$42.6M -$29.3M -336,220 -41%
SG Americas Securities
70
SG Americas Securities
New York
$40.5M -$2.4M -27,574 -6%
PCM
71
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$39.3M +$36.5M +419,906 +1,356%
Fifth Third Bancorp
72
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$35.4M +$1.31M +15,101 +4%
MML Investors Services
73
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$33M +$560K +6,441 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
74
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$31.8M +$8.45M +97,136 +36%
WRF
75
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$31.6M

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

888 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $21.9B — down 14% from $25.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new HYG positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 362 added to existing stakes and 288 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.1B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.39B.

  • 888 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2021, up from 885 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $21.9B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 102 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 90 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.1B added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.39B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.