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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $616M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8,433% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $3K

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $472M → $616M (+$144M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 91 (+4)

4.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.35% → 66.4% (+4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
91
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.6%
% of All Funds
2.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
25
Reduced
27
Closed
7
Calls
$256K
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
+$253K
Net Calls Change
+$243K

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$35M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$31.1M
3
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
+$14M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.93M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$2.1M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.55M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$1.23M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$830K
5
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
-$786K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BIM
26
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.16M -$1.81K -120 -0.2%
EAM
27
Evanson Asset Management
California
$1.01M – – –
Stifel Financial
28
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$916K +$61.6K +4,091 +7%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$758K +$51.9K +3,445 +8%
Comerica Bank
30
Comerica Bank
Texas
$610K -$671K -44,571 -51%
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$559K +$542K +36,009 New
HCMT
32
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$507K -$10.7K -708 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
33
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$476K – – –
ZF
34
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$464K -$2.02K -134 -0.4%
AFP
35
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$449K +$30.1K +2,000 +7%
PCMM
36
Private Capital Management (Minnesota)
Minnesota
$447K -$116K -7,700 -21%
NPC
37
National Planning Corporation
California
$435K +$14.4K +956 +3%
PCP
38
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$398K +$85.3K +5,665 +25%
SI
39
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$375K -$4.3K -286 -1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
40
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$365K -$301 -20 -0.1%
V
41
Veritable
Delaware
$335K – – –
NFG
42
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$322K +$87.4K +5,805 +39%
SC
43
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$317K +$39.5K +2,622 +15%
CAN
44
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$306K -$5.84K -388 -2%
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$304K +$295K +19,612 New
Nomura Holdings
46
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$296K +$287K +19,050 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$292K +$283K +18,816 New
RJA
48
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$287K +$43.9K +2,914 +19%
Commonwealth Equity Services
49
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$282K +$17.7K +1,173 +7%
SCA
50
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$280K – – –
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

91 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $616M — up 31% from $472M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new GSG positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $35M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $2.1M.

  • 91 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q2 2016, up from 87 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $616M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q2 2016, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q2 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $35M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q2 2016 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $2.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.