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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $293M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $234M → $293M (+$59.4M)

2.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.09% → 48.67% (+2.6%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 87 (-2)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3K | Put options by funds: $233K

Holders
87
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.25%
% of All Funds
1.78%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
14
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
16
Calls
$3K
Puts
$233K
Net Calls
-$230K
Net Calls Change
-$220K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$41.6M
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$5.27M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.35M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$794K
5
TF
Trek Financial
Arizona
+$714K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.51M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.34M
3
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
-$2.17M
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$1.36M
5
MWM
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
-$1.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
26
Evanson Asset Management
California
$575K -$1.17K -123 -0.2%
ZCM
27
Ziegler Capital Management
Illinois
$567K – – –
PA
28
Parallel Advisors
California
$518K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$436K -$1.33M -139,571 -77%
LPL Financial
30
LPL Financial
California
$426K -$250K -26,208 -39%
Northern Trust
31
Northern Trust
Illinois
$312K +$287K +30,091 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
32
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$267K -$28.2K -2,963 -10%
CAM
33
Chandler Asset Management
California
$259K – – –
FHB
34
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$245K +$57K +5,988 +34%
HR
35
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
$240K +$17.2K +1,808 New
P
36
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$232K – – –
SC
37
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$231K – – –
FNT
38
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$220K – – –
Osaic Holdings
39
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$218K +$13K +1,360 +7%
AIC
40
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$207K +$190K +20,000 New
CI
41
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$199K – – –
WCM
42
Washington Capital Management
Washington
$179K – – –
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$177K -$219K -23,036 -57%
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$172K -$42.9K -4,503 -21%
HighTower Advisors
45
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$172K -$4.77K -501 -3%
Truist Financial
46
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$170K -$1.36M -143,264 -90%
PFA
47
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$162K +$28.6K +3,005 +24%
CAN
48
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$151K +$2.06K +216 +2%
CI
49
Cordant Inc
Oregon
$149K – – –
Charles Schwab
50
Charles Schwab
California
$148K -$80.9K -8,498 -37%
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

87 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $293M — up 25% from $234M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of GSG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.51M sold.

  • 87 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q2 2020, down from 89 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $293M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q2 2020, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q2 2020 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q2 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.