iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
1,043 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.9B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 497 increasing their positions, 287 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 497 | Existing positions reduced: 287
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 71
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.7B → $46.9B (+$3.15B)
4.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.18% → 85.19% (+4%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,030 → 1,043 (+13)
2% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 157 → 154 (-3)
63% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.09B | Put options by funds: $8.24B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.4B |
| 2 |
RCMU
Rokos Capital Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.2B |
| 3 |
MYLI
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$1.03B |
| 4 |
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$410M |
| 5 |
WAMC
Western Asset Management Company
Pasadena,
California
|
+$340M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.23B |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$494M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$315M |
| 4 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$298M |
| 5 |
AA
Acorns Advisers
Irvine,
California
|
-$266M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review
1,043 of the 4,970 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $46.9B — up 7.2% from $43.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new LQD positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 497 added to existing stakes and 287 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.4B. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $1.23B.
- 1,043 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q3 2020, up from 1,030 in Q2 2020.
- Funds reported $46.9B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 71 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.4B added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Prudential plc, an estimated $1.23B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.