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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $234M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.68% → 46.09% (+1.4%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 98 → 89 (-9)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 25

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 21

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $348M → $234M (-$114M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $10K

Holders
89
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-9.18%
% of All Funds
1.96%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
25
Closed
21
Calls
–
Puts
$10K
Net Calls
-$10K
Net Calls Change
+$587K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$46.2M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$12.2M
3
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
+$5.53M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.33M
5
MWM
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
+$1.96M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.73M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$2.82M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.94M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.67M
5
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$1.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
76
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$8K +$12.2K +900 New
LWA
77
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$7K – – –
SPIA
78
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$5K -$612 -45 -7%
US Bancorp
79
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4K – – –
ARMC
80
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
CMBA
81
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$3K – – –
Citigroup
82
Citigroup
New York
$2K -$2.72K -200 -50%
BBPWM
83
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
GRP
84
Global Retirement Partners
California
$2K – – –
PO
85
Private Ocean
California
$2K +$3.26K +240 New
DAM
86
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$1K – – –
QAM
87
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
LFG
88
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1K +$394 +29 +37%
CAN
89
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1K +$1.83K +135 New
JP Morgan Chase
90
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$1.94M -119,689 Closed
Mariner
91
Mariner
Kansas
– -$1.58M -97,596 Closed
PCIA
92
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
– -$1.42M -87,430 Closed
PIA
93
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
– -$948K -58,453 Closed
Stifel Financial
94
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$887K -54,692 Closed
Millennium Management
95
Millennium Management
New York
– -$692K -42,659 Closed
EWA
96
EP Wealth Advisors
California
– -$606K -37,413 Closed
Comerica Bank
97
Comerica Bank
Texas
– -$545K -37,148 Closed
PCM
98
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
– -$357K -22,000 Closed
TSS
99
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$215K -13,255 Closed
BPA
100
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
– -$200K -12,319 Closed
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

89 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $234M — down 33% from $348M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of GSG and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $46.2M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $7.73M.

  • 89 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2020, down from 98 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $234M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2020, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2020 and 21 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $46.2M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.