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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $230M invested in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $216M → $230M (+$13.9M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 85 (+2)

1.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.68% → 32.62% (+1.9%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 26

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.41%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
27
Reduced
26
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.22M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$3.57M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$3.1M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$3.07M
5
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$2.64M

Top Sellers

1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$9.07M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.21M
3
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$3.54M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$2.18M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.23M +$365K +49,975 +41%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$1.22M +$690K +94,334 +120%
WAM
28
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$993K +$1.02M +139,690 New
Squarepoint
29
Squarepoint
New York
$982K +$1.01M +138,047 New
SG Americas Securities
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
$978K +$1.01M +137,619 New
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$926K +$952K +130,260 New
BFEC
32
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$804K +$210K +28,736 +34%
MCM
33
Marathon Capital Management
Maryland
$760K -$98.6K -13,490 -11%
RJFSA
34
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$675K +$104K +14,242 +18%
CC
35
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$669K +$51.5K +7,050 +8%
JAM
36
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$640K +$355K +48,490 +117%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$608K +$5.01K +685 +0.8%
RJA
38
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$607K +$66.9K +9,145 +12%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
39
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$567K – – –
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$505K -$3.46K -474 -0.7%
CCM
41
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$498K +$512K +70,000 New
AA
42
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$462K +$475K +65,000 New
EDRIA
43
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$451K +$464K +63,489 New
GEM
44
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$419K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$388K -$85.2K -11,648 -18%
NCM
46
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$379K +$160K +21,824 +68%
Janney Montgomery Scott
47
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$347K +$13.2K +1,804 +4%
Deutsche Bank
48
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$284K -$6.03K -825 -2%
HighTower Advisors
49
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$284K +$18.5K +2,528 +7%
Baird Financial Group
50
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$272K +$10.2K +1,400 +4%
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BCX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

85 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $230M — up 6.5% from $216M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new BCX positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.22M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.07M sold.

  • 85 institutional investors held BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) as of Q4 2015, up from 83 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $230M of BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.22M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $9.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.