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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

393 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.7B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3749 (+12)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.65B → $9.7B (+$2.05B)

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 47

3.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.54%58.59% (+3.1%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 386393 (+7)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 156

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $536M | Put options by funds: $671M

Holders
393
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.81%
% of All Funds
12.74%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+32.43%
% of All Funds
1.59%
New
58
Increased
139
Reduced
156
Closed
47
Calls
$536M
Puts
$671M
Net Calls
-$136M
Net Calls Change
+$109M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFS
176
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3.17M +$1.08M +11,758 +52%
SAM
177
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$3.14M +$2.77M +30,164 +736%
NL
178
NWAM LLC
Washington
$3.1M -$23.9K -261 -0.8%
BAAM
179
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$3.06M -$39.6K -432 -1%
NIMI
180
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$3.02M
IFS
181
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$3.01M +$79.3K +865 +3%
BII
182
Baring International Investment
United Kingdom
$2.96M
HighTower Advisors
183
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.88M +$310K +3,375 +12%
MLICM
184
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.87M -$265K -2,885 -8%
CFS
185
Community Financial System
New York
$2.83M -$25.2K -275 -0.9%
Northern Trust
186
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.83M -$11.3M -123,715 -4%
CC
187
Curian Capital
Colorado
$2.77M -$622K -6,781 -18%
1GA
188
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$2.76M
AFC
189
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$2.72M +$252K +2,745 +10%
HPC
190
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$2.72M -$35.1K -383 -1%
CS
191
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$2.69M -$21.6K -236 -0.8%
PP
192
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$2.62M -$55.9K -610 -2%
CCWA
193
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$2.59M +$2.59M +28,257 New
Axa
194
Axa
France
$2.58M +$336K +3,665 +15%
IH
195
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.56M +$1.13M +12,269 +79%
LS
196
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$2.54M -$21.1K -230 -0.8%
Bessemer Group
197
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2.52M -$888K -9,680 -26%
T
198
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$2.51M -$91.9K -1,002 -4%
UCFA
199
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.41M -$8.07M -87,997 -77%
BC
200
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$2.4M +$5.96K +65 +0.2%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

393 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $9.7B — up 27% from $7.65B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new HYG positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 156 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $249M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $298M.

  • 393 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2013, up from 386 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.7B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 47 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $249M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2013 was BlackRock, an estimated $298M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.