iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
GSG
96 hedge funds and large institutions have $487M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
82% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $195K | Put options by funds: $107K
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 25
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 17
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 94 → 96 (+2)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $489M → $487M (-$1.78M)
0.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 61.8% → 61.34% (-0.46%)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$56.8M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$7.07M |
| 3 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.52M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.87M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.77M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GF
Gerstein Fisher
New York
|
-$15.9M |
| 2 |
AL
Aspiriant LLC
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$6M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$5M |
| 4 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.38M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.45M |
GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
96 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $487M — down 0.36% from $489M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new GSG positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $56.8M. The largest seller was Gerstein Fisher, cutting an estimated $15.9M.
- 96 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2015, up from 94 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $487M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2015, down 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $56.8M added.
- The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Gerstein Fisher, an estimated $15.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.