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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
PAG
101
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$18M +$1.58M +20,015 +10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
102
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$17.7M +$3.23K +41 +0%
Squarepoint
103
Squarepoint
New York
$17.6M +$15.4M +196,058 +881%
OAM
104
Occidental Asset Management
California
$16.8M -$241K -3,062 -1%
Deutsche Bank
105
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16.7M +$492K +6,243 +3%
CCM
106
Crabel Capital Management
California
$16.6M +$11.2M +141,550 +222%
PMA
107
Prudent Man Advisors
Illinois
$16.4M +$30.3K +384 +0.2%
BWA
108
BlueSky Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$16.1M -$104K -1,321 -0.7%
PCIA
109
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$15.9M -$5.48M -69,589 -26%
AllianceBernstein
110
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$15.9M +$15.5M +196,770 New
AWMG
111
Alliance Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$15.8M -$644K -8,176 -4%
VFA
112
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$15.5M -$633K -8,033 -4%
Comerica Bank
113
Comerica Bank
Texas
$15.4M +$7.02M +89,097 +87%
ANB
114
Amarillo National Bank
Texas
$15.3M +$914K +11,598 +6%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
115
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$15.3M
BBVA
116
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$15.1M -$7.73M -98,138 -34%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
117
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$14.8M +$14.4M +183,202 New
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
118
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$14.3M -$78.8K -1,000 -0.6%
FTUS
119
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$14.2M +$3.81M +48,369 +38%
CCA
120
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$14.1M -$1.61M -20,381 -10%
FMII
121
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$14M +$112K +1,424 +0.8%
JFG
122
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$13.8M +$12.9M +163,250 +2,162%
TI
123
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$13.4M +$13.2M +166,964 New
CAG
124
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$13.4M +$9.02M +114,437 +212%
PA
125
Probity Advisors
Texas
$13.4M -$149K -1,885 -1%

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.