iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
455 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.07B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
6.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.06% → 69.19% (+6.1%)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 58
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.11B → $9.07B (-$44.2M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 458 → 455 (-3)
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 49 → 43 (-6)
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 199
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.58B | Put options by funds: $3.56B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$367M |
| 2 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
+$273M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$106M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$332M |
| 2 |
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$145M |
| 3 |
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$73.8M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$53.6M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$45M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
455 of the 3,590 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 $9.07B — down 0.49% from $9.11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new HYG positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 130 added to existing stakes and 199 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $367M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $332M.
- 455 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2015, down from 458 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $9.07B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 58 closed out, a net change of +5 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.