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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 25

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 94 (+3)

1.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.4% → 67.47% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $616M → $602M (-$13.1M)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $2K

Holders
94
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.3%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
32
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
$1K
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
-$1K
Net Calls Change
-$254K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$52.9M
2
MCM
Makena Capital Management
California
+$6.12M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$1.62M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$1.45M
5
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.41M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$39.6M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$7.28M
3
1GA
1st Global Advisors
Texas
-$3.99M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$1.49M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$795K -$76.8K -5,291 -9%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
27
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$671K +$628K +43,256 New
Nomura Asset Management
28
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$593K +$421K +29,000 +264%
Creative Planning
29
Creative Planning
Kansas
$586K +$574K +39,523 New
CAN
30
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$580K +$279K +19,255 +97%
NPC
31
National Planning Corporation
California
$517K +$65.4K +4,507 +14%
ASN
32
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$505K +$406K +27,953 +459%
HCMT
33
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$484K +$131 +9 +0%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
34
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$455K – – –
SI
35
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$448K +$87.4K +6,021 +25%
AFP
36
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$428K – – –
PCMM
37
Private Capital Management (Minnesota)
Minnesota
$427K – – –
ZF
38
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$419K -$23.5K -1,616 -5%
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$401K -$39.6M -2,726,668 -99%
Comerica Bank
40
Comerica Bank
Texas
$377K -$266K -18,294 -42%
Neuberger Berman Group
41
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$351K +$126K +8,680 +58%
Fifth Third Bancorp
42
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$348K -$276 -19 -0.1%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
43
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$330K -$1.49M -102,970 -82%
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$323K +$289K +19,937 +1,057%
CI
45
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$321K +$314K +21,629 New
V
46
Veritable
Delaware
$320K – – –
SC
47
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$317K +$14.2K +979 +5%
NFG
48
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$307K – – –
IA
49
IFP Advisors
Florida
$291K – – –
SGCA
50
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$291K +$69.4K +4,782 +32%
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

94 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $602M — down 2.1% from $616M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new GSG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $52.9M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $39.6M.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q3 2016, up from 91 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $602M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q3 2016, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $52.9M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $39.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.