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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
DDPIC
201
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$2.65M +$28.5K +304 +1%
BJ
202
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$2.64M -$136K -1,450 -5%
EAM
203
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$2.57M +$493K +5,254 +24%
BII
204
Baring International Investment
United Kingdom
$2.55M
1GA
205
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$2.5M -$197K -2,105 -7%
HW
206
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$2.48M -$4.53M -48,260 -65%
CG
207
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$2.48M +$457K +4,872 +23%
T
208
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$2.42M -$84.4K -900 -3%
CWM
209
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$2.42M +$307K +3,270 +15%
William Blair & Company
210
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.32M -$25.3K -270 -1%
Mackenzie Financial
211
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.3M +$588K +6,270 +35%
CA
212
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.29M +$770K +8,208 +51%
NSCM
213
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.24M
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
214
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$2.21M +$1.26M +13,400 +134%
WA
215
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$2.2M -$79.7K -850 -4%
BRM
216
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$2.16M +$4.69K +50 +0.2%
GG
217
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$2.14M
RAM
218
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2.12M -$141K -1,506 -6%
HFS
219
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.11M +$5.25K +56 +0.3%
RCAG
220
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$2.03M +$204K +2,175 +11%
DADC
221
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.97M +$518K +5,529 +36%
HighTower Advisors
222
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.97M +$264K +2,815 +16%
CFA
223
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$1.96M +$1.59K +17 +0.1%
JIR
224
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.95M
SC
225
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.9M -$364K -3,880 -16%

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.