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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

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: 116115 (-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: 31 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$682M -$47.4M -3,076,755 -7%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$42.2M +$30.9M +2,007,955 +315%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$23.8M +$22.7M +1,473,947 +7,554%
CAM
4
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
$15.5M -$2.28M -148,225 -13%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.2M -$3.11M -201,570 -17%
Natixis Advisors
6
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$9.3M -$3.2M -207,741 -26%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.92M -$1.73M -112,167 -18%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$6.49M -$3.63M -235,678 -37%
CAM
9
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.16M -$1.86K -121 -0%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.01M +$837K +54,300 +28%
BC
11
Brio Consultants
California
$3.76M -$214K -13,891 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.67M +$1.38M +89,446 +63%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.63M -$60.9K -3,954 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.2M +$3.09M +200,649 New
BDS
15
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
$2.05M
SB
16
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.81M +$1.4M +90,877 +383%
Mariner
17
Mariner
Kansas
$1.79M -$7.71K -500 -0.4%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$1.77M +$107K +6,962 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.73M -$125K -8,120 -7%
IDBONY
20
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$1.65M +$16.5K +1,073 +1%
PSUF
21
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$1.42M -$8.69K -564 -0.6%
MML Investors Services
22
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.41M +$1.07M +69,126 +365%
PCIA
23
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1.4M
SC
24
Schoolcraft Capital
Colorado
$1.27M +$1.23M +79,815 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.03M +$1,000K +64,870 New

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.