iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
811 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.9B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 325 increasing their positions, 275 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
89% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 54
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27B → $31.9B (+$4.93B)
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 325 | Existing positions reduced: 275
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 83 → 92 (+9)
5.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.48% → 85.9% (+5.4%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 775 → 811 (+36)
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $730M | Put options by funds: $1.85B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$969M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$790M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$718M |
| 4 |
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Helsinki,
Finland
|
+$417M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$371M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$746M |
| 2 |
CC
CQS Cayman
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
-$335M |
| 3 |
NMIFOAC
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Tokyo, Japan,
Japan
|
-$273M |
| 4 |
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$227M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$199M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
811 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $31.9B — up 18% from $27B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new LQD positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 325 added to existing stakes and 275 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Prudential plc, adding an estimated $969M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $746M.
- 811 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q2 2019, up from 775 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $31.9B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 102 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 54 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Prudential plc, an estimated $969M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $746M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.