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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $651M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 17

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 120 (0)

2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.59% → 55.59% (-2%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $736M → $651M (-$84.6M)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 39

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52K | Put options by funds: $5M

Holders
120
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.48%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
20
Increased
25
Reduced
39
Closed
17
Calls
$52K
Puts
$5M
Net Calls
-$4.95M
Net Calls Change
-$3.13M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$11.8M
2
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
+$9.11M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.24M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$4.72M
5
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
+$2.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$32.3M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.2M
3
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$23.8M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$19.5M
5
SAG
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
-$4.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWP
101
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
ASN
102
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$15K +$15.2K +475 New
TF
103
Tompkins Financial
New York
$14K – – –
MAS
104
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$13K – – –
SF
105
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$11K -$19.2K -600 -64%
KTC
106
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
M&T Bank
107
M&T Bank
New York
$10K – – –
SSB
108
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$10K – – –
Creative Planning
109
Creative Planning
Kansas
$8K – – –
WEC
110
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8K +$8.31K +260 New
FHA
111
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$6K -$2.59M -81,028 -100%
Axa
112
Axa
France
$6K +$4.83K +151 +521%
BBPWM
113
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6K +$5.94K +186 New
MBT
114
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$5K – – –
GI
115
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$4K +$4.31K +135 New
PFO
116
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$3K – – –
TAIM
117
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$1K -$2.43K -76 -78%
ECM
118
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$1K – – –
WCM
119
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$1K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
120
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$316 +$314K +9,819 New
Susquehanna International Group
121
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$24.2M -757,098 Closed
HA
122
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
– -$23.8M -736,057 Closed
SAG
123
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
– -$4.84M -149,425 Closed
FIMS
124
FBL Investment Management Services
Iowa
– -$1.24M -40,111 Closed
ZIM
125
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
– -$1.14M -35,125 Closed
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

120 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $651M — down 11% from $736M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new GSG positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $11.8M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $32.3M.

  • 120 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q4 2013, unchanged from Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $651M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q4 2013, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 17 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was BlackRock, an estimated $11.8M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $32.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.