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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $552M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 116 (-4)

3.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.59% → 51.98% (-3.6%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $651M → $552M (-$99.6M)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 35

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 19

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

88% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $499K | Put options by funds: $4.07M

Holders
116
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
3.35%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
15
Increased
29
Reduced
35
Closed
19
Calls
$499K
Puts
$4.07M
Net Calls
-$3.57M
Net Calls Change
+$1.38M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$20.9M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$17.3M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$7.17M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.4M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
+$1.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$100M
2
IUAM
Itau USA Asset Management
New York
-$12.9M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$12.4M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$8.38M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HTC
126
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
– -$223K -6,920 Closed
MWR
127
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
– -$217K -6,742 Closed
PP
128
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$206K -6,400 Closed
VCM
129
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
– -$42K -1,300 Closed
LWA
130
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
– -$17K -539 Closed
ASN
131
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$15K -475 Closed
GI
132
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
– -$4K -135 Closed
ECM
133
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
– -$1K -44 Closed
WCM
134
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
– -$1K -38 Closed
2 3 4 5
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

116 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $552M — down 15% from $651M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of GSG and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $100M.

  • 116 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2014, down from 120 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $552M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $100M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.