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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, 362 increasing their positions, 288 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 362 | Existing positions reduced: 288

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 90

4.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.43%103.76% (+4.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 885888 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8686 (0)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $21.9B (-$3.65B)

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.12B | Put options by funds: $27B

Holders
888
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.34%
% of All Funds
15.59%
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
1.51%
New
102
Increased
362
Reduced
288
Closed
90
Calls
$5.12B
Puts
$27B
Net Calls
-$21.9B
Net Calls Change
-$8.43B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.52B +$1.1B +12,687,138 +78%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.42B +$4.44M +51,061 +0.2%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.45B -$1.39B -16,026,217 -49%
TD Asset Management
4
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.06B -$386M -4,434,100 -27%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$846M -$200M -2,300,436 -19%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$704M +$131M +1,509,635 +23%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$505M -$27.3M -313,485 -5%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$489M -$240M -2,762,065 -33%
CI Investments Inc
9
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$427M +$122M +1,403,763 +40%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$425M -$1.75M -20,093 -0.4%
NI
11
NYL Investors
New York
$378M +$377M +4,335,000 New
TC
12
Toews Corporation
New Jersey
$373M +$238M +2,736,400 +178%
AssetMark Inc
13
AssetMark Inc
California
$359M +$31.6M +363,191 +10%
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
$339M -$66.6M -766,013 -16%
FRBONY
15
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
New York
$338M
Schroder Investment Management Group
16
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$300M -$10.8M -124,482 -43%
APF
17
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$271M
CAC
18
Cowen and Company
New York
$265M +$151M +1,740,000 +134%
CCMG
19
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$246M +$20.6M +236,605 +9%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$243M +$77M +884,843 +46%
NSLI
21
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$227M
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$220M -$307M -3,529,009 -58%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
23
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$218M -$183M -2,100,000 -46%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$199M +$55.4M +637,350 +39%
SMFG
25
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$185M +$156M +1,795,534 +556%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

888 of the 5,695 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 $25.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new HYG positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 362 added to existing stakes and 288 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 90 closed out, a net change of +12 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.