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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
AAS
201
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$5.53M +$265K +3,365 +5%
IA
202
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5.51M -$60.9K -773 -1%
WFL
203
Wealth Forward LLC
North Dakota
$5.45M -$9.06K -115 -0.2%
PAG
204
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$5.42M +$3.18M +40,373 +151%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
205
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$5.37M -$4.34M -55,100 -45%
BP
206
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$5.35M +$18.2K +231 +0.3%
M&T Bank
207
M&T Bank
New York
$5.32M -$1.31M -16,587 -20%
KeyBank National Association
208
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$5.31M +$74K +939 +1%
HOWA
209
Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors
Florida
$5.29M +$48.1K +610 +0.9%
GSWM
210
Greenup Street Wealth Management
Michigan
$5.26M -$141K -1,794 -3%
MFG
211
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$5.23M +$596K +7,563 +13%
Mariner
212
Mariner
Kansas
$5.23M -$1.11M -14,066 -18%
OCM
213
One Capital Management
California
$5.18M -$157K -1,999 -3%
CBT
214
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$5.13M -$803K -10,188 -14%
JF
215
Jump Financial
Illinois
$5.08M +$2.98M +37,815 +150%
GRP
216
Global Retirement Partners
California
$5.08M +$4.96M +62,929 New
WTA
217
Washington Trust Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.96M +$222K +2,817 +5%
MG
218
Marex Group
$4.93M -$5.41M -68,609 -53%
SSG
219
Summit Securities Group
New York
$4.86M +$4.75M +60,300 New
AG
220
Ascent Group
Virginia
$4.85M -$614K -7,787 -11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
221
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.8M -$85.4K -1,084 -2%
BWCS
222
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$4.77M +$739K +9,379 +19%
DILH
223
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$4.76M +$4.65M +59,000 New
GCM
224
Genus Capital Management
British Columbia, Canada
$4.71M +$558K +7,085 +14%
Mercer Global Advisors
225
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$4.66M +$1.07M +13,526 +31%

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.