Stairway Partners LLC Purchases 10,464 Shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG)

Stairway Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG) by 3.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 307,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 10,464 shares during the period. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 1.5% of Stairway Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Stairway Partners LLC owned approximately 0.16% of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $24,220,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P boosted its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 2,933.8% in the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 3,903,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $313,478,000 after purchasing an additional 3,775,150 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas grew its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 2,083.1% during the third 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 during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 50.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,842,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,952,000 after acquiring an additional 614,400 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 528.9% during the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 682,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,636,000 after acquiring an additional 573,840 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $20,068,000.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:HYG traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $79.11. 18,463,044 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,877,402. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 0.36. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.59 and a 52-week high of $80.37. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $79.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.93.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.