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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $747M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $708M → $747M (+$39.3M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 94 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 15

3.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.46% → 61.59% (-3.9%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 28

Holders
94
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.08%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
19
Reduced
28
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
+$6.54M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.38M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.86M
4
Nomura Asset Management
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
+$1.43M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$496K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$8.63M
2
MCM
Makena Capital Management
California
-$4.89M
3
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.56M
4
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$1.11M
5
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
-$624K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SQA
76
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$8K +$8.04K +560 New
GRP
77
Global Retirement Partners
California
$7K – – –
DAM
78
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$5K – – –
FFW
79
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$5K – – –
GWM
80
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K – – –
US Bancorp
81
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5K +$3.76K +262 +220%
TSW
82
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$4K – – –
BBPWM
83
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
Citigroup
84
Citigroup
New York
$3K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
85
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
CAL
86
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$3K +$2.73K +190 New
SPIA
87
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1K -$1.51K -105 -48%
CDIA
88
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1K – – –
CWM
89
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$1K – – –
KF
90
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
91
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$761 +53 New
SAM
92
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$1K +$1.18K +82 New
MCM
93
Makena Capital Management
California
– -$4.89M -348,644 Closed
BPC
94
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
– -$624K -44,500 Closed
FA
95
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$419K -29,887 Closed
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
96
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
– -$258K -18,400 Closed
Goldman Sachs
97
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$254K -18,084 Closed
SCA
98
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$253K -18,025 Closed
NFG
99
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
– -$221K -15,751 Closed
Creative Planning
100
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$216K -15,375 Closed
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

94 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $747M — up 5.5% from $708M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new GSG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Strategic Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.54M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $8.63M.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q3 2017, up from 93 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $747M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q3 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q3 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q3 2017 was Strategic Investment Management, an estimated $6.54M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.