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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $502M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 31

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $989K | Put options by funds: $1.03M

1.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.29% → 50.69% (-1.6%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $568M → $502M (-$65.3M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 97 (-13)

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
97
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-11.82%
% of All Funds
2.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
31
Reduced
31
Closed
21
Calls
$989K
Puts
$1.03M
Net Calls
-$38K
Net Calls Change
+$3.34M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$49.8M
2
CWA
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
+$2.49M
3
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
+$1.92M
4
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
+$1.72M
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
+$1.26M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.5M
2
KBC Group
KBC Group
Belgium
-$5.45M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$5.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.51M
5
CS
Comerica Securities
Michigan
-$2.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BA
26
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.14M +$1.21M +38,577 New
LS
27
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.03M – – –
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.02M +$347K +11,038 +47%
PFA
29
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$938K -$83K -2,638 -8%
ZF
30
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$916K – – –
BJ
31
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$907K +$184K +5,850 +24%
Comerica Bank
32
Comerica Bank
Texas
$806K +$16.2K +514 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$805K +$673K +21,369 +365%
Fifth Third Bancorp
34
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$777K +$12.3K +391 +2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
35
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$732K +$63.3K +2,010 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$705K -$50.7K -1,611 -6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$633K -$149K -4,735 -18%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
38
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$574K -$763K -24,245 -56%
TSW
39
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$550K – – –
N
40
Nuveen
North Carolina
$548K -$1.08M -34,461 -65%
FA
41
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$539K +$40K +1,269 +8%
SC
42
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$490K +$522K +16,570 New
CBB
43
Citizens Business Bank
California
$488K -$86K -2,731 -14%
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$484K – – –
RPGK
45
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$456K – – –
Rafferty Asset Management
46
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$445K +$22.2K +705 +5%
KIA
47
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$407K – – –
CAN
48
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$401K +$89.4K +2,841 +27%
FCI
49
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$382K – – –
Northern Trust
50
Northern Trust
Illinois
$378K +$57.9K +1,840 +17%
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

97 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $502M — down 11% from $568M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of GSG and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $49.8M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.5M sold.

  • 97 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q3 2014, down from 110 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $502M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $49.8M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $25.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.