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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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115 hedge funds and large institutions have $862M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $489K | Put options by funds: $170K

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $806M → $862M (+$55.9M)

4.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.85% → 69.12% (+4.3%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 115 (-1)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 33

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
115
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.86%
% of All Funds
2.49%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
16
Reduced
33
Closed
13
Calls
$489K
Puts
$170K
Net Calls
+$319K
Net Calls Change
+$179K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$30.9M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$22.7M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.09M
4
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$1.4M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$47.4M
2
PWP
Personal Wealth Partners
Minnesota
-$21.8M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$13.2M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.63M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$3.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ARMC
101
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
GWM
102
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K – – –
NWM
103
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$5K – – –
OIA
104
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$4K – – –
BBPWM
105
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
DAM
106
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$3K – – –
GRP
107
Global Retirement Partners
California
$3K – – –
AF
108
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$2K – – –
QAM
109
QCI Asset Management
New York
$2K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
110
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K -$18.2K -1,181 -94%
FPS
111
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$1K – – –
JCM
112
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
SAM
113
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$1K – – –
PWP
114
Personal Wealth Partners
Minnesota
– -$21.8M -170,413 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
115
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$2.03M -144,734 Closed
OWA
116
One Wealth Advisors
California
– -$1.45M -103,693 Closed
Deutsche Bank
117
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$586K -41,854 Closed
KJHP
118
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$488K -34,845 Closed
FCFC
119
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$323K -23,004 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
120
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$281K -20,033 Closed
WAM
121
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$26K -1,861 Closed
AIC
122
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$24K -1,718 Closed
JIR
123
James Investment Research
Ohio
– -$10K -720 Closed
GCM
124
Gables Capital Management
Florida
– -$5K -350 Closed
CG
125
Cutler Group
California
– -$4.61K -299 Closed
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

115 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $862M — up 6.9% from $806M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of GSG and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $30.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $47.4M.

  • 115 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2019, down from 116 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $862M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2019, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $30.9M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $47.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.