iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
1,051 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.1B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 430 increasing their positions, 358 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 80
20% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $5.18B | Capital outflows: $4.31B
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 430 | Existing positions reduced: 358
2.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.43% → 96.74% (+2.3%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,052 → 1,051 (-1)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 78 → 77 (-1)
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.47B | Put options by funds: $6.49B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$970M |
| 2 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$671M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$365M |
| 5 |
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$297M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$677M |
| 2 |
SONA Asset Management (US)
New York
|
-$591M |
| 3 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$401M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$307M |
| 5 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$264M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
1,051 of the 7,647 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $30.1B — up 3.7% from $29B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new LQD positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 430 added to existing stakes and 358 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $970M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $677M.
- 1,051 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q3 2025, down from 1,052 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $30.1B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 80 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Nuveen, an estimated $970M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $677M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.