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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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93 hedge funds and large institutions have $708M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 93 (-3)

6.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.64% → 65.46% (-6.2%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $764M → $708M (-$56.3M)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 12

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 32

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
93
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.13%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
19
Reduced
32
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$72.9M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.1M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$957K
4
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
+$856K
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$570K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$63.9M
2
PSUF
People's United Financial
Connecticut
-$16M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$1.85M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.85M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DAM
76
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$4K – – –
FFW
77
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$4K – – –
GWM
78
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4K – – –
MLFP
79
MPS Loria Financial Planners
Illinois
$4K +$4.22K +296 New
PFPT
80
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$3K -$225K -15,782 -99%
BBPWM
81
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
Citigroup
82
Citigroup
New York
$3K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
83
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
SPIA
84
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$3K +$499 +35 +19%
VWA
85
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$3K +$3.42K +240 New
CDIA
86
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1K – – –
CWM
87
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$1K – – –
KF
88
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1K – – –
US Bancorp
89
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
OIA
90
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1K +$1.43K +100 New
OMC
91
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$1.85M -124,814 Closed
FTUS
92
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$1.57M -105,978 Closed
Bank of Montreal
93
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.39M -93,750 Closed
GXMC
94
Global X Management Company
New York
– -$726K -49,002 Closed
Nomura Asset Management
95
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
– -$461K -31,100 Closed
VCM
96
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
– -$371 -25,000 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
97
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$365K -24,650 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
98
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$317K -21,401 Closed
Citadel Advisors
99
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$279K -18,848 Closed
VKH
100
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$234K -15,778 Closed
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

93 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $708M — down 7.4% from $764M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of GSG and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $72.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $63.9M.

  • 93 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q2 2017, down from 96 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $708M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q2 2017, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $72.9M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q2 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $63.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.