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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $216M invested in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 83 (+1)

0.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.83% → 30.68% (+0.85%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $216M (-$53.7M)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
83
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.22%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
11
Increased
19
Reduced
32
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.45M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$4.12M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.76M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$3.37M
5
KAM
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
+$3.09M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.1M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.33M
3
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.2M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$854K
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$764K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1CP
1
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$43.4M +$4.12M +512,441 +9%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$40.8M +$4.45M +553,062 +11%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.4M -$7.1M -883,293 -18%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$16.1M +$434K +53,996 +2%
CA
5
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$10.9M -$474K -58,952 -4%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$10.3M +$80.5K +10,014 +0.7%
KIM
7
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$9.07M -$36.1K -4,490 -0.4%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.66M +$3.76M +468,036 +77%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$6.14M -$854K -106,252 -11%
PAIM
10
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$5.52M -$539 -67 -0%
KAM
11
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$5.43M +$3.09M +384,043 +101%
AA
12
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$3.11M -$270K -33,597 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.97M -$1.33M -165,532 -28%
Bank of Nova Scotia
14
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$2.97M +$3.37M +419,418 New
COLIM
15
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.75M – – –
PPA
16
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.73M -$262K -32,583 -12%
GC
17
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.67M -$283K -35,235 -13%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.61M -$25K -3,114 -1%
ICM
19
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$1.16M +$22.4K +2,788 +2%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$872K +$987K +122,750 New
MCM
21
Marathon Capital Management
Maryland
$856K -$89.2K -11,100 -8%
DA
22
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$633K -$543K -67,498 -43%
CC
23
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$618K +$700K +87,067 New
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$601K +$77.3K +9,620 +13%
BFEC
25
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$599K -$10.7K -1,335 -2%
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BCX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

83 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $216M — down 20% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BCX positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.45M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.1M.

  • 83 institutional investors held BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) as of Q3 2015, up from 82 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $216M of BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.45M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.