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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

924 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.1B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 360 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5768 (+11)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.5B → $21.1B (+$1.58B)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 100

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 928924 (-4)

4.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 128.74%124.05% (-4.7%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 360

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.32B | Put options by funds: $37.1B

Holders
924
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.43%
% of All Funds
12.17%
Holding in Top 10
68
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.3%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
106
Increased
315
Reduced
360
Closed
100
Calls
$6.32B
Puts
$37.1B
Net Calls
-$30.8B
Net Calls Change
-$609M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
51
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$54.4M -$252M -3,192,910 -83%
NPT
52
National Philanthropic Trust
Pennsylvania
$54.4M +$1.41M +17,872 +3%
Millennium Management
53
Millennium Management
New York
$53.5M -$13.6M -172,319 -21%
SMFG
54
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$52.5M -$41.1K -522 -0.1%
CI Investments Inc
55
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$49.3M -$10.1M -127,800 -17%
MML Investors Services
56
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$42.8M -$2.02M -25,692 -5%
Bank of Montreal
57
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$42.7M +$4.23M +53,666 +11%
TC
58
Toews Corporation
New Jersey
$41M +$40M +508,300 New
APC
59
Aristotle Pacific Capital
California
$40.7M -$5.71M -72,440 -13%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
60
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$40.1M -$4.9M -62,237 -11%
QC
61
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$39.5M +$38.6M +489,749 New
Tudor Investment Corp
62
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$39.1M +$35.1M +445,209 +1,125%
Bank of Nova Scotia
63
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$37.1M +$35M +444,345 +2,771%
PFA
64
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$35.7M +$881K +11,181 +3%
SG Americas Securities
65
SG Americas Securities
New York
$34.8M +$32M +405,753 +1,615%
1832 Asset Management
66
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$32.8M -$23M -291,432 -42%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
67
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$32.6M -$80.4M -1,020,200 -72%
HNB
68
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$32.2M
Macquarie Group
69
Macquarie Group
Australia
$31.6M -$186K -2,359 -0.6%
EP
70
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$30.6M +$18.1M +229,431 +153%
CIAS
71
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$29.2M +$1.45M +18,367 +5%
HCM
72
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$28.3M +$288K +3,653 +1%
VIP
73
Viewpoint Investment Partners
Alberta, Canada
$28M -$6.21M -78,800 -19%
HTI
74
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$27.7M
CC
75
Centiva Capital
New York
$27.4M -$63.8M -810,400 -70%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

924 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $21.1B — up 8.1% from $19.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new HYG positions and 100 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 360 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Proficio Capital Partners, adding an estimated $909M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $667M.

  • 924 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2025, down from 928 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $21.1B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 100 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Proficio Capital Partners, an estimated $909M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $667M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.