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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $764M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 18

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $705M → $764M (+$59.5M)

3.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.83% → 71.64% (+3.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 96 (-8)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
96
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
2.39%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
29
Reduced
18
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$70.8M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$68.6M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$1.9M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$1.61M
5
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$12M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$9.31M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.05M
4
BS
Banco Santander
Spain
-$2.7M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
26
Evanson Asset Management
California
$919K – – –
PP
27
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$908K +$415K +27,300 +80%
American Century Companies
28
American Century Companies
Missouri
$889K -$108K -7,111 -11%
GXMC
29
Global X Management Company
New York
$726K +$745K +49,002 New
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$699K +$319K +20,992 +80%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
31
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$655K – – –
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$624K +$124K +8,169 +24%
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$580K – – –
SGCA
34
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$574K +$303K +19,934 +106%
FA
35
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$560K +$574K +37,772 New
MML Investors Services
36
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$510K +$523K +34,392 New
Nomura Asset Management
37
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$461K +$415K +27,300 +718%
AFP
38
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$449K +$20.8K +1,370 +5%
SI
39
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$448K – – –
Mirae Asset Global Investments
40
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$365K +$172K +11,300 +85%
FCI
41
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$354K +$187K +12,312 +106%
FNT
42
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$339K +$63.9K +4,200 +23%
V
43
Veritable
Delaware
$320K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
44
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$317K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$311K +$76.1K +5,005 +31%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$293K +$14.8K +975 +5%
SC
47
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$282K – – –
Citadel Advisors
48
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$279K +$287K +18,848 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
49
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$273K -$66.9K -4,400 -19%
SCA
50
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$267K – – –
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

96 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $764M — up 8.4% from $705M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of GSG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $70.8M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $12M sold.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2017, down from 104 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $764M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2017, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $70.8M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.