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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
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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
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$50.4M +$3.54M +529,388 +8%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$43.9M -$93.9K -14,061 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.6M +$1.76M +262,830 +7%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$19.9M +$81.6K +12,213 +0.4%
CA
5
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$11.8M -$138K -20,676 -1%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$10.4M +$138K +20,696 +1%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.37M +$69.3K +10,370 +0.9%
KAM
8
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$5.75M -$171K -25,596 -3%
MC
9
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$4.91M +$793K +118,765 +21%
Bank of Nova Scotia
10
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$4.55M +$1.46M +219,112 +53%
AAM
11
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.59M -$459K -68,655 -12%
VSWA
12
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$2.99M +$2.7M +404,085 +3,981%
AA
13
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$2.84M -$118K -17,718 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.42M +$378K +56,566 +20%
LCM
15
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.39M +$230K +34,474 +12%
DA
16
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$2.38M +$36.9K +5,520 +2%
RA
17
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.34M -$634K -95,000 -23%
PAIM
18
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$2.24M +$118K +17,629 +6%
COLIM
19
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.8M – – –
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.69M -$92.8K -13,902 -6%
JIR
21
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.66M +$1.54M +230,464 New
ICM
22
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$1.53M -$13.4K -2,000 -0.9%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.51M +$248K +37,100 +21%
GC
24
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.41M -$161K -24,127 -11%
JAM
25
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$973K +$301K +45,000 +50%
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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.