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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $904M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

173% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 11

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 123 (+19)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 23

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $874M → $904M (+$30M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.33% → 62.91% (-0.42%)

Holders
123
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+18.27%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
30
Increased
25
Reduced
23
Closed
11
Calls
$970K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$970K
Net Calls Change
+$760K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$25.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.21M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$4.64M
4
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$4.46M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$15.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.5M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$9.27M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.48M
5
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PSUF
26
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$1.13M -$73.2K -4,430 -6%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$1.11M +$3.83K +232 +0.3%
I
28
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$1.11M +$1.1M +66,506 New
EML
29
Eos Management LP
New York
$1M +$992K +60,078 New
EAM
30
Evanson Asset Management
California
$974K -$130K -7,860 -12%
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$774K +$20.1K +1,215 +3%
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$698K +$27.5K +1,665 +4%
AFP
33
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$694K +$23.1K +1,400 +3%
BCM
34
Boltwood Capital Management
California
$586K +$40.2K +2,435 +7%
FPS
35
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$584K – – –
SI
36
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$567K +$64.8K +3,923 +13%
IP
37
Intellectus Partners
California
$534K – – –
GXMC
38
Global X Management Company
New York
$533K +$528K +31,994 New
SGCA
39
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$498K -$671K -40,647 -58%
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$473K +$3.78K +229 +0.8%
FCI
41
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$469K – – –
SS
42
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$457K +$454K +27,466 New
VCM
43
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$416K – – –
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
$414K – – –
SC
45
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$414K +$1.45K +88 +0.4%
LTFS
46
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$392K +$228K +13,824 +142%
EAMA
47
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$383K +$106K +6,391 +39%
FNT
48
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$381K – – –
CAM
49
Chandler Asset Management
California
$367K – – –
V
50
Veritable
Delaware
$351K – – –
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

123 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $904M — up 3.4% from $874M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new GSG positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $25.8M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.

  • 123 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2018, up from 104 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $904M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2018, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.8M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2018 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.