iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG) Shares Acquired by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG) by 31.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 153,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,275 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.08% of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $12,046,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 2,933.8% during the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 3,903,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $313,478,000 after buying an additional 3,775,150 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas grew its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 2,083.1% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 2,820,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $226,502,000 after acquiring an additional 2,691,493 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 50.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,842,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,952,000 after purchasing an additional 614,400 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 528.9% in the 2nd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 682,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,636,000 after purchasing an additional 573,840 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stairway Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Stairway Partners LLC now owns 307,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,220,000 after purchasing an additional 10,464 shares in the last quarter.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of HYG stock opened at $79.66 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 0.36. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $75.59 and a one year high of $80.37. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.09.

About iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index (the Index), which is a rules-based index consisting of liquid the United States dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds for sale in the United States, as determined by the index provider.