iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
888 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 361 increasing their positions, 289 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 289
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 89
4.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 99.44% → 103.9% (+4.5%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 885 → 888 (+3)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 86 → 85 (-1)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.6B → $21.9B (-$3.62B)
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.59B | Put options by funds: $28.8B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.1B |
| 2 |
NI
NYL Investors
New York
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
TC
Toews Corporation
Northfield,
New Jersey
|
+$238M |
| 4 |
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
CAC
Cowen and Company
New York
|
+$151M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$1.39B |
| 2 |
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
|
-$870M |
| 3 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$386M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$357M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$307M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
888 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $21.9B — down 14% from $25.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new HYG positions and 89 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 361 added to existing stakes and 289 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.1B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.39B.
- 888 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2021, up from 885 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $21.9B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 102 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 89 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.1B added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.39B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.