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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

888 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 362 increasing their positions, 288 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 362 | Existing positions reduced: 288

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 90

4.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.43%103.76% (+4.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 885888 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8686 (0)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $21.9B (-$3.65B)

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.12B | Put options by funds: $27B

Holders
888
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.34%
% of All Funds
15.59%
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
1.51%
New
102
Increased
362
Reduced
288
Closed
90
Calls
$5.12B
Puts
$27B
Net Calls
-$21.9B
Net Calls Change
-$8.43B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NAM
151
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$12.4M -$3.21M -36,911 -21%
EH
152
Equitable Holdings
New York
$12.3M +$551K +6,329 +5%
KL
153
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$12.3M +$1.36M +15,593 +12%
KAS
154
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$12.3M +$6.16M +70,846 +101%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
155
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$11.8M -$3.8M -43,701 -24%
PCM
156
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
$11.8M
IDA
157
Intelligence Driven Advisers
California
$11.7M +$1.27M +14,597 +12%
CI
158
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$11.5M +$2M +23,000 +21%
MSL
159
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$11.3M +$215K +2,477 +2%
EAM
160
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$10.8M +$8.69M +99,846 +405%
CG
161
Cutler Group
California
$10.7M +$10.7M +122,773 +30,693%
CAG
162
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$10.4M +$4.13M +47,417 +66%
PAG
163
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$10.2M +$3.2M +36,794 +46%
SPC
164
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$10.1M -$6.35M -72,947 -39%
NFG
165
Next Financial Group
Texas
$10.1M +$175K +2,011 +2%
CAI
166
Capital Advisors Inc
Oklahoma
$10.1M -$5.86M -67,410 -37%
KI
167
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
$10M +$10M +115,000 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
168
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$9.95M +$9.93M +114,163 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
169
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$9.87M +$435K +5,001 +5%
PAS
170
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$9.8M -$50K -575 -0.5%
WT
171
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$9.74M +$2.19M +25,168 +29%
PRS
172
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$9.68M +$3.36M +38,673 +53%
Cerity Partners
173
Cerity Partners
New York
$9.66M +$19K +218 +0.2%
NAM
174
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$9.62M +$2.34M +26,910 +32%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
175
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$9.48M -$343K -3,947 -4%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

888 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $21.9B — down 14% from $25.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new HYG positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 362 added to existing stakes and 288 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.1B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.39B.

  • 888 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2021, up from 885 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $21.9B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 102 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 90 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.1B added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.39B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.