iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
986 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.5B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 379 increasing their positions, 352 reducing their positions, and 107 closing their positions.
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 61 → 63 (+2)
1.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 111.52% → 113.38% (+1.9%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 379 | Existing positions reduced: 352
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.4B → $22.5B (+$60.4M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 107
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,005 → 986 (-19)
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16B | Put options by funds: $49.3B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$646M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
BHCM
Brevan Howard Capital Management
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
+$516M |
| 4 |
SOAM
SBI Okasan Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$354M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$349M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$519M |
| 2 |
NMIMC
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$421M |
| 3 |
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$360M |
| 4 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$347M |
| 5 |
EIM
Elliott Investment Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$306M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
986 of the 8,207 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $22.5B — up 0.27% from $22.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 107 funds closed out of HYG and 101 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 352 trimmed existing stakes and 379 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $646M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $519M.
- 986 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,005 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $22.5B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 0.27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 101 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 107 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $646M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $519M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.