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iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

1,111 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.1B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 434 increasing their positions, 377 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 83

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 434 | Existing positions reduced: 377

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1021,111 (+9)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.6B → $33.1B (-$515M)

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.08B | Put options by funds: $4.52B

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8880 (-8)

20.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 122.89%102.18% (-21%)

Holders
1,111
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+0.82%
% of All Funds
13.42%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
109
Increased
434
Reduced
377
Closed
83
Calls
$4.08B
Puts
$4.52B
Net Calls
-$438M
Net Calls Change
+$2.47B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Principal Financial Group
51
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$98.7M +$36M +330,000 +57%
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$97.5M +$37.5M +344,451 +63%
CC
53
Centiva Capital
New York
$97.1M +$97M +890,406 New
Verition Fund Management
54
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$96M +$95.9M +880,355 New
SMFG
55
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$93.7M +$2.63M +24,167 +3%
Point72 Asset Management
56
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$92.7M +$92.6M +850,000 New
Legal & General Group
57
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$89.2M -$17.6M -161,714 -17%
AAMU
58
APG Asset Management US
New York
$85.3M +$9.57M +87,806 +13%
SIM
59
Symetra Investment Management
Connecticut
$82.4M -$176M -1,616,170 -68%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
60
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$80.2M +$5.13M +47,065 +7%
WG
61
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$77.5M +$77.4M +710,173 New
Allspring Global Investments
62
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$77.2M -$11.7M -107,205 -13%
Stifel Financial
63
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$76.9M +$2.13M +19,540 +3%
Osaic Holdings
64
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$76.4M +$12.2M +112,250 +19%
Creative Planning
65
Creative Planning
Kansas
$75.6M +$16.6M +152,227 +28%
QC
66
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$72.5M +$72.4M +664,659 New
Renaissance Technologies
67
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$70.3M +$60.2M +552,200 +600%
DS
68
DRW Securities
Illinois
$65.8M +$63.1M +579,359 +2,445%
KAS
69
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$64.7M +$22.8M +208,814 +54%
BHB
70
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$61.9M +$30.2M +277,300 +151%
OSAM
71
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$57.2M +$3.65M +33,492 +7%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
72
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$50.8M +$50.8M +466,177 New
PAMP
73
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$50.3M +$50.1M +460,000 New
SI
74
Symmetry Investments
Jersey
$49.6M +$49.6M +455,000 New
JT
75
Jupiter Topco
New York
$49.2M +$49.1M +450,924 New

LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

1,111 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $33.1B — down 1.5% from $33.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new LQD positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 434 added to existing stakes and 377 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $692M. The largest seller was Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.51B.

  • 1,111 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q2 2026, up from 1,102 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $33.1B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2026, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2026 and 83 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2026 was Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, an estimated $692M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2026 was Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, an estimated $3.51B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.