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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $806M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

318% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $184K | Put options by funds: $44K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

2.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.35% → 64.85% (-2.5%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 116 (-16)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $954M → $806M (-$148M)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 35

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 34

Holders
116
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-12.12%
% of All Funds
2.58%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
20
Reduced
35
Closed
34
Calls
$184K
Puts
$44K
Net Calls
+$140K
Net Calls Change
-$286K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$69.5M
2
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
+$14.8M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$9.12M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$2.36M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.96M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCIA
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$8.18M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$6.18M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.23M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.17M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Nomura Asset Management
26
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$918K -$889K -54,600 -45%
GWA
27
Guidant Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$857K +$996K +61,128 New
EML
28
Eos Management LP
New York
$842K – – –
Comerica Bank
29
Comerica Bank
Texas
$805K -$72.3K -4,438 -8%
EAM
30
Evanson Asset Management
California
$751K -$32.6K -2,000 -4%
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$615K -$117K -7,187 -14%
CI
32
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$594K – – –
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$586K +$682K +41,854 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
34
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$536K +$101K +6,182 +19%
KJHP
35
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$488K – – –
FCI
36
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$462K +$78K +4,787 +17%
CAM
37
Chandler Asset Management
California
$453K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$441K -$6.18M -379,344 -92%
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$386K -$185K -11,326 -29%
SB
40
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$375K -$3.2M -196,160 -89%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$358K -$107K -6,552 -20%
VCM
42
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$351K – – –
B
43
Brightworth
Georgia
$333K – – –
SC
44
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$327K -$25.2K -1,544 -6%
FCFC
45
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$323K -$81.1K -4,981 -18%
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$321K -$3.64M -223,612 -91%
FNT
47
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$320K – – –
P
48
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$314K +$365K +22,404 New
PCM
49
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$308K – – –
V
50
Veritable
Delaware
$296K – – –
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

116 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $806M — down 15% from $954M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of GSG and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $69.5M. The largest seller was Prime Capital Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.18M.

  • 116 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q4 2018, down from 132 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $806M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q4 2018 and 34 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $69.5M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q4 2018 was Prime Capital Investment Advisors, an estimated $8.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.