Strategic Blueprint LLC Trims Position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG)

Strategic Blueprint LLC cut its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 10,114 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 324 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF were worth $795,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in HYG. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 2,933.8% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 3,903,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $313,478,000 after purchasing an additional 3,775,150 shares during the period. BNP Paribas boosted its stake in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 2,083.1% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 2,820,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $226,502,000 after buying an additional 2,691,493 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in 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 valued at $147,952,000 after buying an additional 614,400 shares during the period. Money Design Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $20,068,000. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $10,139,000.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

HYG opened at $79.88 on Friday. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.59 and a 1 year high of $80.37. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.24 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 0.36.

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.