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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

6.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.92%65.66% (+6.7%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $438M (-$1.58M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8881 (-7)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 26

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $4K

Holders
81
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.95%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
22
Reduced
26
Closed
21
Calls
$1K
Puts
$4K
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
-$369K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$325M +$58.7M +3,689,496 +19%
GF
2
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$16.1M +$7.83M +492,299 +77%
Natixis Advisors
3
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.2M +$1.03M +64,968 +10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.1M +$8M +502,912 +242%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$8.13M +$1.29M +81,041 +17%
CAM
6
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
$6.59M +$7.37M +463,387 New
PPA
7
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.21M +$4.29M +269,650 +162%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.84M +$589K +37,000 +10%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.61M -$1.87M -117,705 -23%
Mariner
10
Mariner
Kansas
$4.8M +$929K +58,390 +21%
1GA
11
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$4.41M +$484K +30,399 +11%
BJ
12
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$3.35M +$576K +36,200 +18%
BCI
13
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.1M -$4.37M -275,000 -56%
American Century Companies
14
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.86M -$49.7K -3,126 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.02M -$113K -7,075 -5%
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.46M +$39.8K +2,504 +3%
Comerica Bank
17
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.35M +$798K +50,143 +99%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$1.34M -$273K -17,170 -15%
WIM
19
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.23M +$1.38M +86,664 New
MFS
20
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.19M +$1.11M +69,816 +507%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.18M -$264K -16,565 -17%
TCM
22
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.17M
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.09M +$336K +21,110 +38%
BIM
24
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$847K
PI
25
PineBridge Investments
New York
$811K -$143K -9,000 -14%

GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $438M — down 0.36% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of GSG and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $58.7M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital Investments, cutting an estimated $4.37M.

  • 81 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q4 2015, down from 88 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $438M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q4 2015, down 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $58.7M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $4.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.