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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $616M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8,433% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $3K

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $472M → $616M (+$144M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 91 (+4)

4.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.35% → 66.4% (+4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
91
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.6%
% of All Funds
2.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
25
Reduced
27
Closed
7
Calls
$256K
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
+$253K
Net Calls Change
+$243K

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$35M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$31.1M
3
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
+$14M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.93M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$2.1M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.55M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$1.23M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$830K
5
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
-$786K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$268K -$11K -730 -4%
Goldman Sachs
52
Goldman Sachs
New York
$254K +$246K +16,371 New
PFPT
53
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$239K – – –
FNT
54
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$235K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
55
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$233K -$830K -55,123 -79%
AIM
56
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$233K – – –
SGCA
57
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$231K +$224K +14,859 New
FHB
58
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$197K +$20K +1,330 +12%
HighTower Advisors
59
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$196K – – –
PFA
60
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$194K – – –
FCI
61
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$180K – – –
SI
62
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$177K -$2.54K -169 -1%
Nomura Asset Management
63
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$171K +$166K +11,000 New
AL
64
Aspiriant LLC
California
$159K – – –
AG
65
Advisor Group
Arizona
$144K +$142K +9,404 New
ASN
66
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$95K -$56.3K -3,739 -38%
LTFS
67
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$95K +$3.96K +263 +4%
TSW
68
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$64K – – –
SEI Investments
69
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$54K -$24.7K -1,638 -32%
CFA
70
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$50.5K – – –
Barclays
71
Barclays
United Kingdom
$49K -$1.55M -102,753 -97%
JP Morgan Chase
72
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$29K – – –
Citigroup
73
Citigroup
New York
$27K – – –
AIM
74
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$16K +$15.1K +1,000 New
Axa
75
Axa
France
$14K -$2.02K -134 -13%
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

91 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $616M — up 31% from $472M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new GSG positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $35M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $2.1M.

  • 91 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q2 2016, up from 87 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $616M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q2 2016, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q2 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $35M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q2 2016 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $2.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.