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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 25

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 94 (+3)

1.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.4% → 67.47% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $616M → $602M (-$13.1M)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $2K

Holders
94
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.3%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
32
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
$1K
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
-$1K
Net Calls Change
-$254K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$52.9M
2
MCM
Makena Capital Management
California
+$6.12M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$1.62M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$1.45M
5
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.41M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$39.6M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$7.28M
3
1GA
1st Global Advisors
Texas
-$3.99M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$1.49M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
51
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$283K -$433K -29,799 -61%
FNT
52
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$283K +$57.3K +3,950 +26%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
53
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$279K – – –
SCA
54
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$267K – – –
RJA
55
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$261K -$12.7K -877 -5%
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$258K +$784 +54 +0.3%
FHB
57
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$242K +$52.8K +3,638 +29%
Commonwealth Equity Services
58
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$239K -$29.8K -2,056 -11%
PFPT
59
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$239K – – –
1GA
60
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$227K -$3.99M -275,049 -95%
AIM
61
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$222K – – –
RJFSA
62
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$208K -$319K -21,967 -61%
KJHP
63
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$196K +$192K +13,200 New
HighTower Advisors
64
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$187K – – –
PFA
65
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$186K – – –
AG
66
Advisor Group
Arizona
$184K +$44.6K +3,070 +33%
Susquehanna International Group
67
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$163K +$160K +11,025 New
SI
68
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$159K -$8.9K -613 -5%
AL
69
Aspiriant LLC
California
$152K – – –
LTFS
70
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$88K -$3.29K -227 -4%
TSW
71
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$55K -$6.1K -420 -10%
NFG
72
Next Financial Group
Texas
$45K +$44.4K +3,062 New
CFA
73
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$39.2K -$8.84K -609 -19%
CG
74
Cutler Group
California
$29K +$29K +2,000 New
Citigroup
75
Citigroup
New York
$26K – – –
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

94 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $602M — down 2.1% from $616M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new GSG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $52.9M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $39.6M.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q3 2016, up from 91 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $602M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q3 2016, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $52.9M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $39.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.