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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,049% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.1M | Put options by funds: $51K

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 20

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $904M → $1.01B (+$105M)

5.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.91% → 68.22% (+5.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123 → 123 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
123
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
37
Reduced
20
Closed
14
Calls
$1.1M
Puts
$51K
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$75K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$40.6M
2
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$4.92M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.04M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$24.1M
2
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
-$3.13M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.49M
4
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$1.47M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$775K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APA
76
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$102K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
77
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$87K +$81.8K +4,700 +2,597%
US Bancorp
78
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$81K -$26.5K -1,523 -25%
PCIG
79
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$78K – – –
Simplex Trading
80
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$68K +$54.7K +3,142 +449%
IAS
81
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$57K – – –
HS
82
Horan Securities
United States
$39K +$40K +2,300 New
PNC Financial Services Group
83
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$36K – – –
FANJ
84
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$33K – – –
BI
85
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$30K +$6.02K +346 +26%
CMBA
86
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$29K – – –
ASN
87
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$27K – – –
PA
88
Parallel Advisors
California
$25K +$6.96K +400 +40%
BFEC
89
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$24K – – –
Barclays
90
Barclays
United Kingdom
$21K – – –
Bessemer Group
91
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$16K – – –
LWA
92
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$14K – – –
SWP
93
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$14K – – –
CF
94
Centaurus Financial
California
$14K +$13.7K +788 New
ADL
95
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$12K +$2.61K +150 +28%
FHA
96
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$12K +$12.2K +700 New
AA
97
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$9K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
98
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$8K – – –
SWM
99
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$8K – – –
TFS
100
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$8K – – –
2 3
4
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

123 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.01B — up 12% from $904M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in GSG was balanced in Q2 2018: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 37 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $40.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $24.1M.

  • 123 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q2 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $40.6M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $24.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.