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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

882 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.2B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 347 increasing their positions, 305 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 347 | Existing positions reduced: 305

1.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 103.93%105.66% (+1.7%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.8B → $20.2B (-$590M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 85

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 900882 (-18)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7572 (-3)

82% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.03B | Put options by funds: $23B

Holders
882
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
15.44%
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
1.26%
New
80
Increased
347
Reduced
305
Closed
85
Calls
$4.03B
Puts
$23B
Net Calls
-$18.9B
Net Calls Change
-$19.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.43B +$1.27B +14,516,018 +59%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.06B -$669M -7,631,442 -25%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.11B -$146M -1,669,113 -12%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$870M +$111M +1,260,473 +15%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$760M +$28.3M +322,190 +4%
N
6
Nuveen
North Carolina
$596M +$597M +6,810,000 New
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
7
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$555M +$56M +638,400 +11%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$477M +$298M +3,392,879 +165%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$424M -$90.8M -1,034,692 -18%
AssetMark Inc
10
AssetMark Inc
California
$410M +$25.1M +285,693 +6%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$361M -$161M -1,840,753 -31%
Prudential Financial
12
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$326M +$180M +2,052,402 +123%
TD Asset Management
13
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$321M -$479M -5,464,000 -60%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$317M -$7.97M -90,888 -2%
CI Investments Inc
15
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$307M -$55.5M -633,042 -15%
CAC
16
Cowen and Company
New York
$270M +$4.33M +49,421 +2%
CCMG
17
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$262M +$7.7M +87,741 +3%
APF
18
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$228M
BAM
19
BTS Asset Management
Massachusetts
$191M -$2.59M -29,518 -1%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$182M -$311M -3,545,087 -63%
Man Group
21
Man Group
United Kingdom
$182M -$33.5M -382,142 -16%
TC
22
Toews Corporation
New Jersey
$177M +$49M +558,800 +38%
AC
23
Aristeia Capital
Connecticut
$173M +$173M +1,973,671 New
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$166M +$13.9M +158,748 +9%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$163M +$7.39M +84,206 +5%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

882 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $20.2B — down 2.8% from $20.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 85 funds closed out of HYG and 80 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 305 trimmed existing stakes and 347 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.27B. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $669M.

  • 882 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2021, down from 900 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $20.2B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 85 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.27B added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $669M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.