iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
1,095 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.6B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 444 increasing their positions, 383 reducing their positions, and 118 closing their positions.
21.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.27% → 122.86% (+22%)
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 444 | Existing positions reduced: 383
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.9B → $33.6B (+$2.78B)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,143 → 1,095 (-48)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 94 → 88 (-6)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 118
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.86B | Put options by funds: $7.77B
Top Buyers
| 1 |
GFA
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Rolling Meadows,
Illinois
|
+$3.56B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.62B |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$986M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$676M |
| 5 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$644M |
Top Sellers
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,095 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $33.6B — up 9% from $30.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 118 funds closed out of LQD and 92 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 383 trimmed existing stakes and 444 added.
The largest buyer was Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, adding an estimated $3.56B. The largest seller was SONA Asset Management (US), cutting an estimated $650M.
- 1,095 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,143 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $33.6B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 92 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 118 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, an estimated $3.56B added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2026 was SONA Asset Management (US), an estimated $650M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.