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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

435 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.22B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 135

9.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.52%68.02% (+9.5%)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 44

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.03B → $9.22B (+$186M)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 436435 (-1)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5149 (-2)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $497M | Put options by funds: $1.11B

Holders
435
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
12.56%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.92%
% of All Funds
1.42%
New
45
Increased
195
Reduced
135
Closed
44
Calls
$497M
Puts
$1.11B
Net Calls
-$612M
Net Calls Change
-$336M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SRA
101
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
$9.12M -$10.1M -108,047 -53%
JIP
102
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$9.07M +$1.49M +15,885 +20%
PA
103
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$8.98M -$473K -5,046 -5%
FIM
104
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$8.89M -$1.21M -12,851 -12%
ACM
105
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$8.87M +$385K +4,102 +5%
CAL
106
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$8.74M +$302K +3,222 +4%
SOMRS
107
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$8.49M +$8.44M +90,000 New
GC
108
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.37M
BAM
109
BTS Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.36M -$1.23M -13,082 -13%
Prudential Financial
110
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.25M
BSB
111
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$8.22M +$290K +3,095 +4%
GI
112
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$8.21M -$7.15M -76,217 -47%
OC
113
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$8.06M +$283K +3,015 +4%
GLA
114
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$7.87M +$7.82M +83,351 New
AIM
115
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$7.67M +$7.63M +81,316 New
BFG
116
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$7.62M +$42.9K +457 +0.6%
VC
117
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$7.59M -$778K -8,301 -9%
AP
118
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$7.48M +$4.07M +43,393 +121%
FA
119
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$7.46M +$1.51M +16,139 +26%
OIA
120
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$7.44M -$45.6K -486 -0.6%
NEAM
121
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$7.4M +$37.5K +400 +0.5%
FBNAT
122
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$7.37M +$411K +4,382 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
123
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7.25M -$3.5M -37,301 -33%
BT
124
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$6.65M +$324K +3,450 +5%
Millennium Management
125
Millennium Management
New York
$6.45M +$3.92M +41,752 +157%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

435 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $9.22B — up 2.1% from $9.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new HYG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 195 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $325M. The largest seller was Assured Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $256M sold.

  • 435 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2014, down from 436 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.22B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 44 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $325M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Assured Investment Management, an estimated $256M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.