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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

925 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.1B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 361 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5768 (+11)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.5B → $21.1B (+$1.59B)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 101

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 930925 (-5)

9.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 128.74%118.88% (-9.9%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 361

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.32B | Put options by funds: $37.1B

Holders
925
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.54%
% of All Funds
12.15%
Holding in Top 10
68
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.3%
% of All Funds
0.89%
New
106
Increased
315
Reduced
361
Closed
101
Calls
$6.32B
Puts
$37.1B
Net Calls
-$30.8B
Net Calls Change
-$609M

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

925 of the 7,613 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $21.1B — up 8.1% from $19.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new HYG positions and 101 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 361 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $580M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $667M.

  • 925 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2025, down from 930 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $21.1B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 101 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $580M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $667M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.