iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
915 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.6B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 361 increasing their positions, 296 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 296
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.1B → $22.6B (+$1.43B)
4.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 118.88% → 123.55% (+4.7%)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 93
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 925 → 915 (-10)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 68 → 56 (-12)
73% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.5B | Put options by funds: $54.4B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$712M |
| 2 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$569M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$512M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$280M |
| 5 |
AC
Allstate Corporation
Northbrook,
Illinois
|
+$222M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$324M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$217M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$176M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$163M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$157M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
915 of the 7,638 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $22.6B — up 6.8% from $21.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new HYG positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 361 added to existing stakes and 296 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $712M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $324M.
- 915 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2025, down from 925 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $22.6B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 93 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Barclays, an estimated $712M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2025 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $324M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.