iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
1,120 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.2B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 435 increasing their positions, 379 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 112 | Existing positions closed: 84
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 435 | Existing positions reduced: 379
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,108 → 1,120 (+12)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33.7B → $33.2B (-$485M)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.08B | Put options by funds: $4.52B
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 88 → 81 (-7)
8.88% less ownership
Funds ownership: 111.18% → 102.3% (-8.9%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$692M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$272M |
| 4 |
Wealthfront Advisers
Palo Alto,
California
|
+$185M |
| 5 |
AB
Aozora Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$155M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$886M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$667M |
| 3 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$642M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$317M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$251M |
LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
1,120 of the 8,346 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $33.2B — down 1.4% from $33.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 112 funds opened new LQD positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 435 added to existing stakes and 379 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $692M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $886M.
- 1,120 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q2 2026, up from 1,108 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $33.2B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2026, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 112 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2026 and 84 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2026 was Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, an estimated $692M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2026 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $886M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.