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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $292M invested in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 1

533% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 6

77% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165M → $292M (+$127M)

67% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 80 (+32)

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

1.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.56% → 30.34% (-1.2%)

Holders
80
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
38
Reduced
6
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$32.7M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$22.2M
3
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$18.8M
4
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$12.5M
5
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$11.8M

Top Sellers

1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.87M
2
KIA
King Investment Advisors
Texas
-$80.3K
3
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
-$63K
4
WKWM
Walter & Keenan Wealth Management
Indiana
-$62.7K
5
NFG
Next Financial Group
Texas
-$15.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1CP
1
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$47.7M +$22.2M +2,124,056 +76%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$40.5M +$8.57M +820,138 +24%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.6M +$32.7M +3,132,173 +333%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$18.9M +$10.5M +1,002,352 +106%
CA
5
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$18.5M +$11.8M +1,133,013 +147%
FIMG
6
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$17.4M +$18.8M +1,796,997 New
KIM
7
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$11.6M +$12.5M +1,197,164 New
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$10.2M +$8.3M +794,384 +315%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$9.83M +$10.6M +1,012,162 New
PAIM
10
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$7.29M +$38K +3,641 +0.5%
AQR Capital Management
11
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.65M +$2.91M +278,093 +68%
NCM
12
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.7M +$820K +78,520 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.05M +$4.6M +440,091 +549%
GC
14
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.04M -$1.87M -179,326 -26%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.03M +$1.31M +125,027 +32%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.92M +$5.29M +506,667 New
IMS
17
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$4.44M +$2.01M +192,609 +73%
COLIM
18
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.15M +$3.37M +323,000 New
DA
19
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$2.73M +$2.22M +212,870 +312%
WAM
20
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.71M +$2.57M +245,730 +743%
PPA
21
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.19M +$1.28M +122,518 +119%
TC
22
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.98M +$1.03M +98,605 +93%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.56M +$973K +93,092 +138%
NES
24
New England Securities
New York
$1.52M +$746K +71,444 +84%
ICM
25
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$1.38M +$1.48M +142,129 New
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BCX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

80 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $292M — up 77% from $165M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new BCX positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $32.7M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $1.87M.

  • 80 institutional investors held BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) as of Q4 2014, up from 48 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $292M of BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $32.7M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.