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Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
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231 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.96B invested in Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.18M | Put options by funds: $5.05M

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 80

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.61% → 59.51% (-0.1%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 238 → 231 (-7)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.38B → $2.96B (-$421M)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
231
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.94%
% of All Funds
6.7%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
16
Increased
82
Reduced
80
Closed
21
Calls
$6.18M
Puts
$5.05M
Net Calls
+$1.13M
Net Calls Change
+$249K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$78.1M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$75.4M
3
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$38M
4
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$18.8M
5
CPS
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
+$18.7M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$114M
2
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$23.5M
3
AIP
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
-$17M
4
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$14.9M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WF
151
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$285K -$51.2K -2,050 -14%
WAM
152
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$285K +$2.5K +100 +0.8%
RCWMU
153
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$279K +$137K +5,500 +85%
MHS
154
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$257K -$1.26M -50,323 -91%
N
155
Nuveen
North Carolina
$256K -$1.21M -48,311 -81%
RJT
156
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$252K -$198K -7,927 -42%
AW
157
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$232K +$249K +9,976 New
3AM
158
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$229K -$200K -7,995 -45%
NPF
159
Norris Perne & French
Michigan
$229K – – –
PFC
160
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$229K +$246K +9,856 New
TYCC
161
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$225K – – –
AF
162
Aldebaran Financial
$223K +$240K +9,600 New
ONB
163
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$218K – – –
ICAS
164
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$217K -$191K -7,667 -45%
BIM
165
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$216K +$119K +4,770 +105%
SGAM
166
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$211K – – –
HFS
167
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$209K -$3.52M -141,110 -94%
F
168
Filament
Washington
$207K – – –
WSTAM
169
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$205K – – –
HB
170
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$203K +$218K +8,734 New
FAAS
171
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$200K -$32.8K -1,315 -13%
Creative Planning
172
Creative Planning
Kansas
$199K -$33K -1,324 -13%
WA
173
WFG Advisors
Texas
$197K +$95.4K +3,822 +82%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
174
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$158K – – –
FFC
175
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$146K – – –
5 6
7
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DBC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

231 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.96B — down 12% from $3.38B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of DBC and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $78.1M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 231 institutional investors held Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC) as of Q3 2014, down from 238 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.96B of Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund stock for Q3 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $78.1M added.
  • The largest Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.