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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

789 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, 348 reducing their positions, and 152 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 125.35%131.29% (+5.9%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6459 (-5)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 877789 (-88)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.5B → $16.6B (-$1.91B)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 348

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 152

71% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.2B | Put options by funds: $25.2B

Holders
789
Holders Change
-88
Holders Change %
-10.03%
% of All Funds
13.29%
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
348
Closed
152
Calls
$7.2B
Puts
$25.2B
Net Calls
-$18B
Net Calls Change
+$3.76B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.68B +$339M +4,359,520 +14%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25B +$215M +2,767,559 +19%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.11B +$272M +3,500,072 +30%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$990M -$171M -2,196,485 -14%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$773M +$402M +5,168,918 +97%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
6
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$670M -$56.6M -727,331 -7%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$615M -$48M -617,741 -7%
N
8
Nuveen
North Carolina
$587M -$5.17M -66,544 -0.8%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
9
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$551M +$97.9M +1,258,812 +20%
APF
10
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$543M +$373M +4,793,957 +186%
Barclays
11
Barclays
United Kingdom
$374M +$102M +1,315,405 +35%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$364M -$38.5M -495,103 -9%
BCIM
13
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$335M +$354M +4,551,488 New
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$330M +$297M +3,821,629 +572%
AB
15
Aozora Bank
Japan
$250M +$264M +3,400,000 New
Prudential Financial
16
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$215M +$149M +1,918,702 +192%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$213M -$211M -2,716,491 -48%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$192M -$33.9M -435,804 -14%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$191M +$79.6M +1,023,870 +65%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$134M -$6.46M -83,102 -4%
RH
21
RenaissanceRe Holdings
Bermuda
$130M
Fidelity Investments
22
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$125M -$4.11M -52,828 -3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
23
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$125M +$62.4M +801,988 +90%
AC
24
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$118M -$43M -553,622 -26%
NI
25
NYL Investors
New York
$115M +$52.5M +675,000 +77%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

789 of the 5,936 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 348 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.

  • 789 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2022, down from 877 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.