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iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $293M invested in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $234M → $293M (+$59.4M)

2.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.09% → 48.67% (+2.6%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 87 (-2)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3K | Put options by funds: $233K

Holders
87
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.25%
% of All Funds
1.78%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
14
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
16
Calls
$3K
Puts
$233K
Net Calls
-$230K
Net Calls Change
-$220K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$41.6M
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$5.27M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.35M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$794K
5
TF
Trek Financial
Arizona
+$714K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.51M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.34M
3
CAM
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
-$2.17M
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$1.36M
5
MWM
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
-$1.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$218M +$41.6M +4,369,079 +26%
SIM
2
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$14M +$323K +33,880 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.8M +$131K +13,792 +2%
Natixis Advisors
4
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.26M +$508K +53,395 +10%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.14M +$238K +24,989 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
6
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.73M +$5.27M +552,946 New
CAM
7
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
$4.11M -$2.17M -227,732 -37%
PFM
8
Patton Fund Management
Texas
$4.09M +$491K +51,560 +15%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.75M -$2.34M -245,771 -48%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.25M +$1.35M +141,900 +189%
RIM
11
Rakuten Investment Management
Japan
$1.72M +$186K +19,500 +13%
IDBONY
12
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$1.55M +$105K +11,058 +8%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$1.4M -$1.16M -121,946 -47%
Nomura Asset Management
14
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.12M -$469K -49,300 -31%
OMC
15
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$996K -$908K -95,379 -50%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$974K -$1.07M -112,847 -55%
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$868K +$265K +27,804 +50%
Neuberger Berman Group
18
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$865K +$794K +83,373 New
AWM
19
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$834K -$101K -10,580 -12%
HNB
20
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$786K – – –
TF
21
Trek Financial
Arizona
$777K +$714K +74,931 New
IA
22
IFP Advisors
Florida
$742K +$687K +72,122 New
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$740K +$7.2K +756 +1%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
24
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$628K +$409K +43,000 +244%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$624K -$86.7K -9,100 -13%
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GSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

87 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $293M — up 25% from $234M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of GSG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.51M sold.

  • 87 institutional investors held iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) as of Q2 2020, down from 89 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $293M of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust stock for Q2 2020, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust positions in Q2 2020 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust seller in Q2 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.