iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
1,034 hedge funds and large institutions have $28B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 382 increasing their positions, 393 reducing their positions, and 109 closing their positions.
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.6B → $28B (+$2.46B)
8.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.14% → 94.5% (+8.4%)
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 78 → 80 (+2)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 382 | Existing positions reduced: 393
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,083 → 1,034 (-49)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 109
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.46B | Put options by funds: $4.97B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$813M |
| 2 |
NI
NYL Investors
New York
|
+$685M |
| 3 |
SAMU
SONA Asset Management (US)
New York
|
+$651M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$251M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$301M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$294M |
| 3 |
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$214M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$194M |
| 5 |
BP
BNP Paribas
Paris,
France
|
-$155M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
1,034 of the 7,472 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $28B — up 9.6% from $25.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 109 funds closed out of LQD and 83 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 393 trimmed existing stakes and 382 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $813M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $301M.
- 1,034 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q1 2025, down from 1,083 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $28B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 109 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $813M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $301M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.