Jones Financial Companies Lllp Increases Stock Holdings in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG) by 64.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,351 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,467 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,308,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P increased its position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 2,933.8% during 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 lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $226,502,000 after purchasing an additional 2,691,493 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake 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 valued at $147,952,000 after purchasing an additional 614,400 shares in the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $17,820,000. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $10,139,000.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.62 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $79.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.20 billion, a PE ratio of 16.45 and a beta of 0.46. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $75.59 and a one year high of $80.37.

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.