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iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
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988 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.5B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 330 increasing their positions, 385 reducing their positions, and 114 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 → 84 (+7)

2.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.86% → 98.5% (+2.6%)

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 114

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.4B → $29.5B (+$110M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,005 → 988 (-17)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 330 | Existing positions reduced: 385

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.48B | Put options by funds: $6B

Holders
988
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-1.69%
% of All Funds
17.02%
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
1.45%
New
115
Increased
330
Reduced
385
Closed
114
Calls
$2.48B
Puts
$6B
Net Calls
-$3.52B
Net Calls Change
+$257M

Top Buyers

1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$1.07B
2
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$711M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$456M
4
AB
Aozora Bank
Japan
+$312M
5
EIM
Elliott Investment Management
Florida
+$245M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$530M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$399M
3
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
-$264M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$223M
5
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
-$198M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wolverine Trading
101
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$24M +$25.7M +233,310 New
PR
102
Payden & Rygel
California
$23.9M +$25.4M +230,400 +7,680%
SPC
103
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$23.8M -$1.38M -12,557 -5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
104
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$23.6M +$3.44M +31,171 +16%
PP
105
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$23.4M -$399M -3,622,200 -94%
MBTD
106
Mechanics Bank - Trust Department
California
$23M -$1.17M -10,577 -4%
Deutsche Bank
107
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$22.3M -$5.4M -48,987 -18%
PAS
108
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$22.2M +$19.3M +175,034 +416%
RWI
109
Red Wave Investments
Pennsylvania
$21.9M +$1.96M +17,784 +9%
TPCW
110
TD Private Client Wealth
New York
$21.9M -$1.98M -17,929 -8%
TD Asset Management
111
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$21.2M -$10.8M -98,137 -32%
Neuberger Berman Group
112
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$21M +$22.3M +202,460 +6,969%
BM
113
Baymount Management
Florida
$20.5M +$22M +200,000 New
US Bancorp
114
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$20.4M +$595K +5,395 +3%
MML Investors Services
115
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$20.3M +$6.76M +61,332 +45%
AWS
116
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$19.9M +$7.2M +65,284 +51%
FWIA
117
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$19.4M -$736K -6,675 -3%
FBB
118
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
$19.4M -$203K -1,840 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
119
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$18.6M -$6.18M -56,087 -24%
AAS
120
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$18.4M +$4.11M +37,288 +26%
HighTower Advisors
121
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$18.1M +$2.43M +22,042 +14%
ZIM
122
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$18M -$612K -5,554 -3%
Korea Investment Corp
123
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$17.9M – – –
HH
124
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$17.9M +$3.02M +27,442 +19%
WS
125
Wela Strategies
Georgia
$17.7M +$3.35M +30,365 +21%
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LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

988 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $29.5B — up 0.37% from $29.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new LQD positions and 114 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 330 added to existing stakes and 385 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $1.07B. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $530M.

  • 988 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q3 2022, down from 1,005 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $29.5B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2022, up 0.37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 115 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 114 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $1.07B added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $530M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.