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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
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$46M +$5.22M +714,409 +12%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$43.4M -$36.3K -4,972 -0.1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.3M -$4.21M -575,620 -14%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$19.6M +$3.57M +487,900 +22%
CA
5
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$11.8M +$893K +122,200 +8%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$10.1M -$157K -21,450 -1%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.19M +$533K +72,953 +7%
KAM
8
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$5.86M +$428K +58,514 +8%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.03M -$2.18M -297,812 -34%
MC
10
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$4M +$4.11M +562,412 New
CRC
11
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$3.02M +$3.1M +424,581 New
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.99M +$3.07M +420,000 New
AA
13
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$2.93M -$195K -26,655 -6%
Bank of Nova Scotia
14
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$2.93M -$56.6K -7,740 -2%
BI
15
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$2.57M +$2.64M +361,572 New
DA
16
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$2.31M +$1.72M +235,104 +264%
LCM
17
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.11M +$1.97M +268,955 +973%
PAIM
18
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$2.08M -$3.54M -484,807 -62%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.99M -$1.02M -139,750 -33%
RCM
20
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.81M +$1.86M +254,446 New
COLIM
21
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.77M – – –
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.76M +$149K +20,396 +9%
GC
23
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.56M -$114K -15,592 -7%
ICM
24
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$1.53M +$382K +52,194 +32%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.49M -$248K -33,945 -14%
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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.