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.
19% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 57 → 68 (+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: 930 → 925 (-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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$580M |
| 2 |
BCIM
British Columbia Investment Management
Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$485M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$418M |
| 4 |
EIM
Elliott Investment Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$299M |
| 5 |
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$292M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$667M |
| 2 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$556M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$326M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$252M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$242M |
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.