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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

839 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.3B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 276 increasing their positions, 345 reducing their positions, and 126 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 113.78%122.57% (+8.8%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 896839 (-57)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7864 (-14)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19B → $15.3B (-$3.68B)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 276 | Existing positions reduced: 345

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 126

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.73B | Put options by funds: $29.3B

Holders
839
Holders Change
-57
Holders Change %
-6.36%
% of All Funds
13.37%
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-17.95%
% of All Funds
1.02%
New
92
Increased
276
Reduced
345
Closed
126
Calls
$7.73B
Puts
$29.3B
Net Calls
-$21.5B
Net Calls Change
-$9.89B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.4B +$444M +5,927,615 +47%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$1.34B +$1.29B +17,159,234 +2,752%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.17B -$31.7M -423,189 -3%
JSTA
4
Japan Science & Technology Agency
Japan
$785M +$89.2M +1,191,228 +13%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$751M +$19.4M +259,067 +3%
N
6
Nuveen
North Carolina
$522M -$97.2M -1,298,058 -16%
Wellington Management Group
7
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$468M +$206M +2,745,100 +79%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$349M -$262M -3,493,438 -43%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$341M +$31.5M +420,337 +10%
BCIM
10
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$338M -$33.5M -446,800 -9%
NI
11
NYL Investors
New York
$333M +$135M +1,801,300 +69%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$278M -$35.3M -471,608 -11%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
13
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$274M -$14.3M -190,969 -5%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$273M -$126M -1,677,716 -32%
Prudential Financial
15
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$229M +$59.7M +797,148 +36%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$222M -$265M -3,541,288 -55%
Squarepoint
17
Squarepoint
New York
$210M +$208M +2,782,957 New
VMPIC
18
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$193M +$139M +1,850,000 +264%
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$191M +$62.2M +830,500 +49%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$166M -$381M -5,083,485 -70%
TC
21
Toews Corporation
New Jersey
$159M +$157M +2,099,400 New
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$157M +$114M +1,515,947 +273%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
23
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$153M +$18.7M +250,000 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$146M +$54.3M +725,272 +60%
EMPI
25
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$128M +$11.2M +150,000 +10%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

839 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $15.3B — down 19% from $19B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 126 funds closed out of HYG and 92 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 345 trimmed existing stakes and 276 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.29B. The largest seller was Clark Capital Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.29B sold.

  • 839 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2023, down from 896 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $15.3B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 126 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.29B added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Clark Capital Management Group, an estimated $2.29B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.