iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
882 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.2B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 347 increasing their positions, 305 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 347 | Existing positions reduced: 305
1.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 103.93% → 105.66% (+1.7%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.8B → $20.2B (-$590M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 85
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 900 → 882 (-18)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 75 → 72 (-3)
82% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.03B | Put options by funds: $23B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.27B |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$597M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
AC
Aristeia Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$173M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$669M |
| 2 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$479M |
| 3 |
NI
NYL Investors
New York
|
-$382M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$311M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$228M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
882 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $20.2B — down 2.8% from $20.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 85 funds closed out of HYG and 80 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 305 trimmed existing stakes and 347 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.27B. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $669M.
- 882 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2021, down from 900 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $20.2B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 85 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.27B added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $669M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.