iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
595 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 256 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 256 | Existing positions reduced: 188
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.7B → $16.3B (+$2.61B)
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 56
8.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.38% → 84.81% (+8.4%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 591 → 595 (+4)
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 78 → 76 (-2)
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.35B | Put options by funds: $11.2B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$645M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
TIAAOA
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
New York
|
+$300M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$209M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$239M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$131M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$96.9M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$93.2M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
595 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $16.3B — up 19% from $13.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new HYG positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 256 added to existing stakes and 188 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $645M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $239M.
- 595 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2017, up from 591 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $16.3B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 64 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 56 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $645M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2017 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $239M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.