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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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115 hedge funds and large institutions have $862M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $489K | Put options by funds: $170K

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $806M → $862M (+$55.9M)

4.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.85% → 69.12% (+4.3%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 115 (-1)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 33

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
115
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.86%
% of All Funds
2.49%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
16
Reduced
33
Closed
13
Calls
$489K
Puts
$170K
Net Calls
+$319K
Net Calls Change
+$179K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$30.9M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$22.7M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.09M
4
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$1.4M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$47.4M
2
PWP
Personal Wealth Partners
Minnesota
-$21.8M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$13.2M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.63M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$3.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CMO
26
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$1.03M +$996K +64,628 New
EML
27
Eos Management LP
New York
$958K – – –
GWA
28
Guidant Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$936K -$38.1K -2,471 -4%
Comerica Bank
29
Comerica Bank
Texas
$888K +$2.4K +156 +0.3%
EAM
30
Evanson Asset Management
California
$855K – – –
JIP
31
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$836K +$557K +36,171 +222%
OMC
32
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$712K +$688K +44,664 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$589K -$20.3K -1,318 -3%
FTUS
34
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$582K +$563K +36,512 New
FCI
35
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$525K – – –
IP
36
Intellectus Partners
California
$512K +$494K +32,090 New
GSWM
37
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$506K +$488K +31,693 New
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$502K – – –
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$447K -$246K -15,956 -36%
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$440K +$425K +27,560 New
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$439K +$241K +15,669 +132%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$436K -$3.08K -200 -0.7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$417K +$8.66K +562 +2%
CAM
44
Chandler Asset Management
California
$399K – – –
VCM
45
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$399K – – –
SC
46
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$383K +$10.7K +697 +3%
B
47
Brightworth
Georgia
$379K – – –
FNT
48
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$365K – – –
P
49
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$358K – – –
PCM
50
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$351K – – –
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

115 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $862M — up 6.9% from $806M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of GSG and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $30.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $47.4M.

  • 115 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2019, down from 116 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $862M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2019, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $30.9M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $47.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.