iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
639 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.9B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 210 increasing their positions, 258 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 57
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.5B → $15.9B (+$2.41B)
10.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.95% → 108.66% (+11%)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 57 → 62 (+5)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 633 → 639 (+6)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 258
73% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.88B | Put options by funds: $10.8B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.31B |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$353M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$183M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$164M |
| 5 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
+$135M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$294M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$181M |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$153M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$122M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$104M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
639 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $15.9B — up 18% from $13.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new HYG positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 210 added to existing stakes and 258 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $294M.
- 639 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2018, up from 633 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $15.9B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 57 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.31B added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $294M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.