iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
984 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.8B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 172 funds opening new positions, 357 increasing their positions, 314 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
173% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 172 | Existing positions closed: 63
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 357 | Existing positions reduced: 314
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 893 → 984 (+91)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 60 → 63 (+3)
0.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 119.56% → 119.74% (+0.18%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.4B → $17.8B (-$1.56B)
67% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.42B | Put options by funds: $22.7B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$352M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$291M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$266M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$159M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$136M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$616M |
| 2 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$294M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$257M |
| 4 |
KCM
Knighthead Capital Management
New York
|
-$238M |
| 5 |
BP
BNP Paribas
Paris,
France
|
-$224M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
984 of the 7,607 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $17.8B — down 8.1% from $19.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 172 funds opened new HYG positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 109 holders — while 357 added to existing stakes and 314 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $352M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $616M.
- 984 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q4 2024, up from 893 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $17.8B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 172 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 63 closed out, a net change of +109 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $352M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $616M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.