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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

788 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.6B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 241 increasing their positions, 347 reducing their positions, and 152 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 125.37%131.42% (+6.1%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6459 (-5)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 876788 (-88)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.5B → $16.6B (-$1.89B)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 347

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 152

73% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.25B | Put options by funds: $26.6B

Holders
788
Holders Change
-88
Holders Change %
-10.05%
% of All Funds
13.22%
Holding in Top 10
59
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.81%
% of All Funds
0.99%
New
79
Increased
241
Reduced
347
Closed
152
Calls
$7.25B
Puts
$26.6B
Net Calls
-$19.4B
Net Calls Change
+$2.4B

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

788 of the 5,959 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $16.6B — down 10% from $18.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 152 funds closed out of HYG and 79 opened new positions — a net loss of 73 holders — while 347 trimmed existing stakes and 241 added.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $402M. The largest seller was Clark Capital Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $516M sold.

  • 788 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2022, down from 876 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $16.6B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 152 closed out, a net change of -73 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $402M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Clark Capital Management Group, an estimated $516M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.