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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $747M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $708M → $747M (+$39.3M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 94 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 15

3.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.46% → 61.59% (-3.9%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 28

Holders
94
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.08%
% of All Funds
2.34%
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
19
Reduced
28
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
+$6.54M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.38M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.86M
4
Nomura Asset Management
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
+$1.43M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$496K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$8.63M
2
MCM
Makena Capital Management
California
-$4.89M
3
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.56M
4
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$1.11M
5
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
-$624K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PP
26
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$785K – – –
NPC
27
National Planning Corporation
California
$712K -$431K -30,027 -39%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$702K -$58.5K -4,074 -8%
American Century Companies
29
American Century Companies
Missouri
$646K -$189K -13,130 -23%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$593K -$15.3K -1,065 -3%
FPS
31
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$502K +$484K +33,706 New
IP
32
Intellectus Partners
California
$478K +$461K +32,090 New
AFP
33
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$473K +$21.5K +1,500 +5%
B
34
Brightworth
Georgia
$453K +$437K +30,405 New
SI
35
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$449K -$1.22K -85 -0.3%
BCM
36
Boltwood Capital Management
California
$441K +$13.6K +950 +3%
VCM
37
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$373K +$359K +25,000 New
SC
38
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$371K +$95.5K +6,647 +36%
FCI
39
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$359K +$71.2K +4,954 +26%
Jane Street
40
Jane Street
New York
$355K +$342K +23,803 New
FNT
41
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$341K – – –
V
42
Veritable
Delaware
$314K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
43
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$281K -$27.5K -1,915 -9%
MML Investors Services
44
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$272K -$103K -7,162 -28%
FHB
45
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$272K -$13.1K -909 -5%
WCM
46
Washington Capital Management
Washington
$257K – – –
AG
47
Advisor Group
Arizona
$227K -$12K -833 -5%
ZF
48
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$225K -$53.6K -3,731 -20%
AIM
49
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$224K – – –
PNC
50
Park National Corp
Ohio
$216K -$9.87K -687 -5%
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

94 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $747M — up 5.5% from $708M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new GSG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Strategic Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.54M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $8.63M.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q3 2017, up from 93 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $747M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q3 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q3 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q3 2017 was Strategic Investment Management, an estimated $6.54M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.