iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
GSG
87 hedge funds and large institutions have $472M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 24
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $438M → $472M (+$34M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 81 → 87 (+6)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $154K | Put options by funds: $144K
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
3.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.66% → 62.35% (-3.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$37.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$5.73M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.17M |
| 4 |
Natixis Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.22M |
| 5 |
GF
Gerstein Fisher
New York
|
+$1.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.78M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.1M |
| 3 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$1.31M |
| 4 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.23M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.22M |
GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
87 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $472M — up 7.8% from $438M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new GSG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.4M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.78M.
- 87 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q1 2016, up from 81 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $472M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.4M added.
- The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.