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US Commodity Index
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $436M invested in US Commodity Index in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 11

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 14

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 53 (+5)

6.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.54% → 57.93% (-6.6%)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $533M → $436M (-$97M)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.42%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
20
Increased
17
Reduced
11
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$16.8M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$12.9M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$6.81M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$5.57M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$72.1M
2
BWM
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$11.6M
3
GAG
GM Advisory Group
New York
-$10.6M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$3.77M
5
NC
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
-$3.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
51
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$21 +$22.6K +427 New
BWM
52
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$11.6M -210,036 Closed
GAG
53
GM Advisory Group
New York
– -$10.6M -192,121 Closed
CWM
54
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$896K -16,259 Closed
HSBC Holdings
55
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$551K -10,000 Closed
CPO
56
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
– -$484K -8,777 Closed
TYCC
57
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
– -$302K -5,490 Closed
PI
58
Placemark Investments
Illinois
– -$263K -4,770 Closed
FAAS
59
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$242K -4,368 Closed
CL
60
CPWM LLC
Washington
– -$234K -4,246 Closed
CCMG
61
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$201K -3,657 Closed
MFBTD
62
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
– -$218K -3,600 Closed
NFG
63
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$49K -889 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
64
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$18K -330 Closed
WA
65
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
– -$1K -13 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
66
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$53 +1 New
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USCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

53 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in US Commodity Index (USCI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $436M — down 18% from $533M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new USCI positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $72.1M.

  • 53 institutional investors held US Commodity Index (USCI) as of Q4 2014, up from 48 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $436M of US Commodity Index stock for Q4 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new US Commodity Index positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest US Commodity Index buyer in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $16.8M added.
  • The largest US Commodity Index seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $72.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.