iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
1,108 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.7B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 448 increasing their positions, 386 reducing their positions, and 120 closing their positions.
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 448 | Existing positions reduced: 386
9.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.27% → 111.18% (+9.9%)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.9B → $33.7B (+$2.79B)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,151 → 1,108 (-43)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 94 → 88 (-6)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 120
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.86B | Put options by funds: $7.77B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.62B |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$986M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$676M |
| 4 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$644M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$568M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SAMU
SONA Asset Management (US)
New York
|
-$650M |
| 2 |
AAMU
APG Asset Management US
New York
|
-$314M |
| 3 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$292M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$254M |
| 5 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$218M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,108 of the 8,207 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $33.7B — up 9% from $30.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 120 funds closed out of LQD and 93 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 386 trimmed existing stakes and 448 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $1.62B. The largest seller was SONA Asset Management (US), cutting an estimated $650M.
- 1,108 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,151 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $33.7B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 120 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.62B added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2026 was SONA Asset Management (US), an estimated $650M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.