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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $472M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 24

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $438M → $472M (+$34M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 87 (+6)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $154K | Put options by funds: $144K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

3.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.66% → 62.35% (-3.3%)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.41%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
29
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
$154K
Puts
$144K
Net Calls
+$10K
Net Calls Change
+$13K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$37.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$5.73M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.17M
4
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
+$2.22M
5
GF
Gerstein Fisher
New York
+$1.66M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.78M
2
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$3.1M
3
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$1.31M
4
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.23M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$1.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
26
Evanson Asset Management
California
$902K +$476K +35,762 +121%
UBS Group
27
UBS Group
Switzerland
$815K -$232K -17,393 -23%
PI
28
PineBridge Investments
New York
$786K – – –
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$756K +$30.7K +2,307 +4%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$626K +$195K +14,609 +47%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
31
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$616K +$166K +12,495 +39%
TCM
32
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$579K -$533K -40,000 -49%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
33
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$524K +$506K +38,020 New
PCMM
34
Private Capital Management (Minnesota)
Minnesota
$503K – – –
HCMT
35
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$460K +$45.7K +3,432 +11%
NPC
36
National Planning Corporation
California
$456K +$1.71K +128 +0.4%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
37
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$423K +$53.3K +4,000 +15%
ZF
38
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$414K -$13.3K -1,000 -3%
AFP
39
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$371K -$12.7K -950 -3%
SI
40
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$338K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
41
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$325K -$148K -11,103 -32%
PCP
42
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$317K – – –
V
43
Veritable
Delaware
$298K -$290K -21,755 -50%
CAN
44
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$279K +$63.8K +4,788 +31%
SCA
45
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$249K -$123K -9,240 -34%
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$249K +$11.6K +871 +5%
SC
47
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$245K -$339K -25,425 -59%
Commonwealth Equity Services
48
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$234K +$386 +29 +0.2%
PFPT
49
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$220K – – –
RJA
50
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$215K +$208K +15,587 New
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

87 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $472M — up 7.8% from $438M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new GSG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.4M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.78M.

  • 87 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2016, up from 81 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $472M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.4M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.