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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
BCX

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $233M invested in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $230M → $233M (+$3.77M)

0.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.62% → 32.8% (+0.18%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 30

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 84 (-1)

Holders
84
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
13
Increased
28
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.54M
2
VSWA
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
+$2.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.76M
4
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
+$1.54M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$1.46M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$2.67M
2
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$2.57M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.81M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$1.49M
5
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$993K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TF
76
Tompkins Financial
New York
$12K +$10.9K +1,635 New
FAM
77
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$11K -$10K -1,500 -50%
Fifth Third Bancorp
78
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$7K -$10K -1,500 -61%
DBT
79
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$7K – – –
SEI Investments
80
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7K +$6.88K +1,030 New
LWCFA
81
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
DAM
82
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$6K +$4.84K +725 +918%
CFA
83
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$6K +$5.58K +836 New
HCM
84
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$3K -$2.52K -378 -45%
Geode Capital Management
85
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$844 +$782K +117,073 New
BI
86
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
– -$2.57M -361,572 Closed
RCM
87
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
– -$1.81M -254,446 Closed
PPA
88
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$1.49M -210,065 Closed
WAM
89
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$993K -139,690 Closed
Squarepoint
90
Squarepoint
New York
– -$982K -138,047 Closed
SG Americas Securities
91
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$978K -137,619 Closed
CS
92
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$926K -130,260 Closed
CC
93
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
– -$669K -94,117 Closed
NCM
94
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$379K -53,912 Closed
NPC
95
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$165K -25,354 Closed
US Bancorp
96
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$18K -2,500 Closed
TRCT
97
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$16K -2,318 Closed
NFG
98
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$7K -1,000 Closed
AFP
99
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$7K -996 Closed
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BCX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

84 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $233M — up 1.6% from $230M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of BCX and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.54M. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, cutting an estimated $2.67M.

  • 84 institutional investors held BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) as of Q1 2016, down from 85 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $233M of BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.54M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $2.67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.