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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 23

1.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.34% → 29.18% (-1.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 77 (-3)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $292M → $276M (-$15.4M)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)

Holders
77
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.75%
% of All Funds
2.05%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
29
Reduced
23
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.48M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.79M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$4.31M
4
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$1.53M
5
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$13.4M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$6.65M
3
IMS
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
-$4.44M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.71M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$967K +$399K +40,976 +68%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$926K +$366K +37,558 +63%
KIA
28
King Investment Advisors
Texas
$807K -$52.5K -5,389 -6%
Cohen & Steers
29
Cohen & Steers
New York
$801K -$371K -38,107 -31%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
30
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$763K +$777K +79,800 New
CCM
31
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$669K +$292K +30,000 +75%
Geode Capital Management
32
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$650K +$663K +68,090 New
AWA
33
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$640K -$50.6K -5,195 -7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$573K +$113K +11,565 +24%
GEM
35
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$563K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
36
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$452K -$14.6K -1,500 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$405K +$89.3K +9,170 +28%
APCM
38
Arbiter Partners Capital Management
New York
$398K +$406K +41,671 New
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$387K -$873K -89,645 -69%
B
40
Baird
Wisconsin
$325K +$106K +10,863 +47%
PAM
41
Peak Asset Management
Colorado
$318K -$286K -29,358 -47%
AIG
42
American International Group
New York
$294K +$87.6K +9,004 +41%
OC
43
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$220K +$224K +23,051 New
RVP
44
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$196K – – –
DAS
45
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$181K +$184K +18,904 New
HighTower Advisors
46
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$169K +$50.5K +5,184 +42%
TJHA
47
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$160K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$157K +$46.2K +4,742 +41%
ICAS
49
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$156K -$14K -1,442 -8%
CI
50
CAZ Investments
Texas
$138K -$214 -22 -0.2%
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BCX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

77 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $276M — down 5.3% from $292M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of BCX and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.48M. The largest seller was Financial & Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $13.4M.

  • 77 institutional investors held BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) as of Q1 2015, down from 80 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $276M of BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust stock for Q1 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.48M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.