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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $806M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

318% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $184K | Put options by funds: $44K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

2.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.35% → 64.85% (-2.5%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 116 (-16)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $954M → $806M (-$148M)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 35

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 34

Holders
116
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-12.12%
% of All Funds
2.58%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
20
Reduced
35
Closed
34
Calls
$184K
Puts
$44K
Net Calls
+$140K
Net Calls Change
-$286K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$69.5M
2
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
+$14.8M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$9.12M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$2.36M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.96M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCIA
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$8.18M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$6.18M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.23M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.17M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PP
126
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$570K -31,500 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
127
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$423K -23,355 Closed
OMC
128
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$262K -14,483 Closed
Lido Advisors
129
Lido Advisors
California
– -$216K -11,965 Closed
CA
130
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
– -$196K -10,799 Closed
CAN
131
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$192K -10,774 Closed
GI
132
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$191K -10,536 Closed
CA
133
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$188K -10,326 Closed
Wolverine Trading
134
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$185K -10,196 Closed
BA
135
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
– -$111K -6,366 Closed
PCIG
136
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
– -$79K -4,373 Closed
SWP
137
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$36K -2,000 Closed
BFEC
138
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$24K -1,350 Closed
APP
139
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
– -$23K -1,270 Closed
GI
140
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
– -$18K -1,017 Closed
Bessemer Group
141
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$16K -875 Closed
SPIA
142
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$11K -628 Closed
Group One Trading
143
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$4.74K -291 -97%
IA
144
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$4K -245 Closed
CAL
145
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$3K -190 Closed
KF
146
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
– -$1K -60 Closed
TSW
147
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
– -$1K -50 Closed
CWM
148
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
– -$1K -40 Closed
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

116 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $806M — down 15% from $954M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of GSG and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $69.5M. The largest seller was Prime Capital Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.18M.

  • 116 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q4 2018, down from 132 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $806M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q4 2018 and 34 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $69.5M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q4 2018 was Prime Capital Investment Advisors, an estimated $8.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.