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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
SWP
51
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$261K -$205K -28,005 -43%
AIG
52
American International Group
New York
$227K -$3.46K -473 -1%
PAM
53
Peak Asset Management
Colorado
$213K -$45.9K -6,278 -17%
CFN
54
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$168K -$230K -31,450 -57%
NPC
55
National Planning Corporation
California
$165K +$185K +25,354 New
Goldman Sachs
56
Goldman Sachs
New York
$157K +$59.3K +8,111 +58%
IA
57
IFP Advisors
Florida
$128K +$132K +18,002 New
TJHA
58
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$119K – – –
Creative Planning
59
Creative Planning
Kansas
$116K +$15.3K +2,095 +15%
RJT
60
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$104K – – –
WKWM
61
Walter & Keenan Wealth Management
Indiana
$100K – – –
Northern Trust
62
Northern Trust
Illinois
$100K +$103K +14,055 New
ICAS
63
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$99K -$263 -36 -0.3%
BBPWM
64
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$98K +$38.6K +5,280 +62%
VSWA
65
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$85K – – –
WS
66
Wedbush Securities
California
$78K +$37 +5 +0%
DADC
67
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$71K – – –
VCM
68
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$57K +$58.9K +8,063 New
Citigroup
69
Citigroup
New York
$56K +$16.7K +2,290 +42%
Envestnet Asset Management
70
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$38K -$9.1K -1,244 -19%
IWMPD
71
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$28K -$11K -1,500 -28%
TDC
72
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$28K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
73
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23K -$67.6K -9,244 -74%
FAM
74
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$20K – – –
US Bancorp
75
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$18K -$40.5K -5,537 -69%
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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.