iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
1,054 hedge funds and large institutions have $29B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 359 increasing their positions, 422 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 82
20% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $4.34B | Capital outflows: $3.62B
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,039 → 1,054 (+15)
0.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.51% → 94.43% (-0.08%)
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 80 → 78 (-2)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 359 | Existing positions reduced: 422
66% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $4.83B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$718M |
| 2 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management US
New York
|
+$367M |
| 4 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$335M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$300M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NYL Investors
New York
|
-$746M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$427M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$254M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$250M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$150M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
1,054 of the 7,627 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $29B — up 3.6% from $28B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new LQD positions and 82 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 359 added to existing stakes and 422 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $718M. The largest seller was NYL Investors, cutting an estimated $746M.
- 1,054 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q2 2025, up from 1,039 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $29B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 110 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 82 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $718M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2025 was NYL Investors, an estimated $746M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.