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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

453 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.57B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.05%69.16% (+6.1%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.1B → $9.57B (+$468M)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 59

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 457453 (-4)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4943 (-6)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 198

56% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.58B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

Holders
453
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.88%
% of All Funds
12.65%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.24%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
63
Increased
129
Reduced
198
Closed
59
Calls
$1.58B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
-$1.98B
Net Calls Change
+$1.43B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$950M +$367M +4,235,487 +59%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$583M +$86.5M +997,750 +17%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$523M -$45M -519,640 -8%
LTI
4
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$503M -$539K -6,221 Closed
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$425M -$42.9M -495,093 -9%
NSLI
6
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$327M +$273M +3,153,650 +410%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$322M +$74.9M +863,947 +29%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$301M -$35.4M -409,055 -10%
BG
9
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$287M +$8.77M +101,232 +3%
ERSOT
10
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$275M
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$201M +$2M +23,109 +1%
Fisher Asset Management
12
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$193M -$1.97M -22,680 -1%
TCT
13
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$188M +$12M +138,432 +7%
AB
14
Aozora Bank
Japan
$183M
VA
15
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$172M -$3.28M -37,904 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
16
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$149M +$3.11M +35,915 +2%
USAA
17
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$141M +$34.5M +398,298 +31%
Franklin Resources
18
Franklin Resources
California
$139M +$138M +1,595,337 +2,283%
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$129M +$15.2M +175,346 +13%
ACM
20
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$122M +$127M +1,465,104 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$121M +$35.8M +413,162 +40%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$118M -$28.8M -332,247 -19%
BFA
23
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$114M -$37.9M -437,831 -24%
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$113M -$53.6M -618,126 -31%
TD Asset Management
25
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$102M -$13.8M -159,349 -12%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

453 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.57B — up 5.1% from $9.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new HYG positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 198 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $367M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $332M.

  • 453 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2015, down from 457 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.57B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 59 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $367M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $332M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.