iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
457 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.1B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 162 increasing their positions, 189 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
0.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.98% → 63.05% (+0.07%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 482 → 457 (-25)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.5B → $9.1B (-$1.4B)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 189
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 59 → 49 (-10)
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 58
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $808M | Put options by funds: $4.22B
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AB
Aozora Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$198M |
| 2 |
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$148M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$69.4M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$59.2M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$585M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$170M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$113M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$97.9M |
| 5 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
-$97.6M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
457 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $9.1B — down 13% from $10.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of HYG and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 189 trimmed existing stakes and 162 added.
The largest buyer was Aozora Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $198M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $585M.
- 457 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2015, down from 482 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $9.1B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 58 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Aozora Bank, an estimated $198M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $585M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.