iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
GSG
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 50 Hudson Yards New York NY United States of America 10001
- IPO Date
- Jul 21, 2006
- CIK
- 0001332174
- Website
- ishares.com
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- iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the S&P GSCI Total Return Index, providing investors with exposure to a diversified basket of commodity futures contracts. The fund's primary products include shares traded on the NYSE Arca exchange under the ticker GSG, which reflect the value of front-month futures contracts across 24 commodities weighted by global production levels; these encompass energy products such as crude oil, natural gas, and gasoline, agricultural goods like corn, soybeans, wheat, and coffee, livestock including live cattle and lean hogs, and metals such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and platinum. It offers investors a convenient vehicle for commodity market participation without direct futures trading, with shares created and redeemed in large blocks by authorized participants. The trust operates in the commodities investment segment, targeting institutional and retail investors seeking inflation hedging, portfolio diversification, and returns linked to global commodity prices across North America, Europe, Asia, and other major producing regions. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, under the sponsorship of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., GSG maintains a passive investment strategy with annual rebalancing to align with the index's composition. In recent developments, the trust underwent a significant amendment to its trust agreement in 2023, expanding collateral investments to include short-term U.S. Treasuries and money market funds beyond cash equivalents, enhancing liquidity management amid volatile commodity markets. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or product launches have been reported in the last 1-2 years, though ongoing index adjustments reflect shifts in commodity production data and market dynamics.