iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
669 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.7B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 271 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 55
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 271 | Existing positions reduced: 210
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.2B → $23.7B (+$3.55B)
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $589M | Put options by funds: $512M
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 78 → 85 (+7)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 653 → 669 (+16)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.3% → 66.35% (+0.05%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$641M |
| 2 |
TIAAOA
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
New York
|
+$539M |
| 3 |
DILIC
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$470M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$445M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$296M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$485M |
| 2 |
GLI
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
|
-$185M |
| 3 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$163M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$114M |
| 5 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$101M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
669 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $23.7B — up 18% from $20.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new LQD positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 271 added to existing stakes and 210 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $641M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $485M.
- 669 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q2 2017, up from 653 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $23.7B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 55 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $641M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $485M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.