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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
PBT
176
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$3.5M +$2.84M +30,300 +446%
MFS
177
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3.42M -$511K -5,445 -13%
IH
178
IFC Holdings
Florida
$3.42M +$407K +4,336 +14%
QA
179
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$3.41M -$631K -6,728 -16%
Invesco
180
Invesco
Georgia
$3.38M
IFS
181
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$3.34M +$201K +2,144 +6%
HH
182
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$3.23M -$457K -4,875 -12%
CS
183
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$3.15M -$69.2K -738 -2%
RTIM
184
Round Table Investment Management
North Carolina
$3.15M +$578K +6,159 +23%
SCA
185
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$3.14M -$486K -5,184 -13%
HCP
186
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$3.1M
Northern Trust
187
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.09M +$7.1M +75,680 +2%
HSBC Holdings
188
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.09M +$953K +10,160 +45%
PAS
189
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$3.01M +$1.12M +11,921 +60%
SAM
190
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2.96M -$230K -2,453 -7%
MLICM
191
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.93M
CFS
192
Community Financial System
New York
$2.91M
PFS
193
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.88M -$347K -3,702 -11%
DS
194
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.79M +$738K +7,875 +36%
PP
195
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$2.74M +$25.3K +270 +0.9%
LS
196
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$2.73M +$294K +3,130 +12%
CA
197
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$2.72M +$2.7M +28,811 New
CCWA
198
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$2.7M -$30.7K -327 -1%
SI
199
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$2.7M +$725K +7,733 +36%
TWM
200
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
$2.65M +$77.4K +825 +3%

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.