iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
929 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 362 increasing their positions, 334 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.
8.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 119.74% → 128.74% (+9%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 362 | Existing positions reduced: 334
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.4B → $19.5B (+$114M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 983 → 929 (-54)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 63 → 57 (-6)
31% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 104
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.4B | Put options by funds: $38.6B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$859M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$361M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$297M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$199M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$177M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JFG
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
|
-$158M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$157M |
| 3 |
SP
SIH Partners
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$108M |
| 4 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
-$97.8M |
| 5 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$97.4M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
929 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $19.5B — up 0.59% from $19.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 104 funds closed out of HYG and 72 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 334 trimmed existing stakes and 362 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $859M. The largest seller was Jefferies Financial Group, cutting an estimated $158M.
- 929 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2025, down from 983 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $19.5B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 0.59% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 104 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $859M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Jefferies Financial Group, an estimated $158M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.