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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

6.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.92% → 65.66% (+6.7%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $438M (-$1.58M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 81 (-7)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 26

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $4K

Holders
81
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.95%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
22
Reduced
26
Closed
21
Calls
$1K
Puts
$4K
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
-$369K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$58.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8M
3
GF
Gerstein Fisher
New York
+$7.83M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$4.29M
5
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$4.37M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$1.87M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.82M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$1.76M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$748K -$1.76M -110,425 -68%
SC
27
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$738K – – –
V
28
Veritable
Delaware
$617K +$163K +10,271 +31%
PCMM
29
Private Capital Management (Minnesota)
Minnesota
$519K +$581K +36,500 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
30
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$493K -$382 -24 -0.1%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
31
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$457K -$6.57K -413 -1%
ZF
32
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$441K -$2.07K -130 -0.4%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$438K -$38.2K -2,402 -7%
HCMT
34
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$426K +$68.3K +4,293 +17%
EAM
35
Evanson Asset Management
California
$422K -$821K -51,611 -64%
NPC
36
National Planning Corporation
California
$400K +$104K +6,551 +27%
AFP
37
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$396K +$443K +27,850 New
Neuberger Berman Group
38
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$393K +$440K +27,631 New
SCA
39
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$388K +$434K +27,265 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
40
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$377K -$335K -21,050 -44%
SI
41
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$348K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$341K -$724K -45,527 -66%
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
$335K – – –
PCP
44
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$327K +$366K +23,000 New
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$244K +$2.63K +165 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
46
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$241K +$14.9K +936 +6%
PFPT
47
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$227K – – –
CAN
48
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$218K -$53.1K -3,336 -18%
BSW
49
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$198K – – –
NFG
50
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$186K +$208K +13,070 New
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $438M — down 0.36% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of GSG and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $58.7M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital Investments, cutting an estimated $4.37M.

  • 81 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q4 2015, down from 88 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $438M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q4 2015, down 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $58.7M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $4.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.