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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

924 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, 360 reducing their positions, and 100 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 (+$1.58B)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 100

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 928924 (-4)

4.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 128.74%124.05% (-4.7%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 360

83% less call options, than puts

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

Holders
924
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.43%
% of All Funds
12.17%
Holding in Top 10
68
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.3%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
106
Increased
315
Reduced
360
Closed
100
Calls
$6.32B
Puts
$37.1B
Net Calls
-$30.8B
Net Calls Change
-$609M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.83B +$148M +1,873,735 +9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.51B -$242M -3,065,774 -14%
CCMG
3
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.38B -$556M -7,051,408 -29%
BCIM
4
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$1.01B +$485M +6,151,100 +96%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$981M +$23.4M +296,510 +2%
JSTA
6
Japan Science & Technology Agency
Japan
$838M
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$825M +$580M +7,358,059 +256%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
8
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$811M +$418M +5,308,958 +112%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$514M +$125M +1,587,706 +33%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$487M +$155M +1,967,416 +48%
AssetMark Inc
11
AssetMark Inc
California
$486M -$104M -1,319,440 -18%
AAMU
12
APG Asset Management US
New York
$434M +$57M +723,000 +15%
N
13
Nuveen
North Carolina
$422M +$57.9M +734,278 +16%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$394M -$37.8M -479,833 -9%
BP
15
BNP Paribas
France
$366M +$267M +3,390,278 +296%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$360M -$209M -2,655,330 -37%
TD Asset Management
17
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$324M +$280M +3,553,347 +760%
EIM
18
Elliott Investment Management
Florida
$306M +$299M +3,800,000 New
OTPPB
19
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$298M +$292M +3,700,000 New
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$274M -$667M -8,462,769 -71%
CMF
21
Counterpoint Mutual Funds
California
$269M +$228M +2,889,282 +643%
LMGAM
22
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$237M +$232M +2,943,489 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
23
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$222M -$20.5M -259,623 -9%
Osaic Holdings
24
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$210M +$172M +2,183,183 +467%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$209M -$154M -1,948,537 -43%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

924 of the 7,595 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 100 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 360 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Proficio Capital Partners, adding an estimated $909M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $667M.

  • 924 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q2 2025, down from 928 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 100 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Proficio Capital Partners, an estimated $909M 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.