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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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123 hedge funds and large institutions have $904M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

173% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 11

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 123 (+19)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 23

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $874M → $904M (+$30M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.33% → 62.91% (-0.42%)

Holders
123
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+18.27%
% 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
30
Increased
25
Reduced
23
Closed
11
Calls
$970K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$970K
Net Calls Change
+$760K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$25.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.21M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$4.64M
4
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$4.46M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$15.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.5M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$9.27M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.48M
5
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SMFG
101
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$7K +$6.56K +397 New
NWM
102
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$6K +$6.21K +376 New
FFW
103
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$5K – – –
GWM
104
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K – – –
GRP
105
Global Retirement Partners
California
$4K – – –
IA
106
IFP Advisors
Florida
$4K – – –
OIA
107
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$4K +$4.13K +250 New
AF
108
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$3K – – –
BBPWM
109
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
CAL
110
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
DAM
111
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$3K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
112
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
CDIA
113
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2K – – –
Bank of Montreal
114
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$1.62K +98 New
CCA
115
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$2K +$1.9K +115 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
116
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K +$2.31K +140 New
SPIA
117
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1K -$578 -35 -31%
CWM
118
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$1K – – –
KF
119
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1K – – –
SAM
120
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$1K – – –
TSW
121
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$1K – – –
PPA
122
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$15.4M -944,957 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
123
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$786K -48,290 Closed
PP
124
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$729K -44,800 Closed
California Public Employees Retirement System
125
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
– -$439K -26,987 Closed
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

123 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $904M — up 3.4% from $874M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new GSG positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $25.8M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.

  • 123 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2018, up from 104 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $904M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2018, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.8M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2018 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.