iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

The iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust is a statutory trust that issues shares representing beneficial interests in its underlying assets. The trust operates as a passive commodity pool that tracks the performance of the S&P GSCI Total Return Index by holding long positions in commodity index futures contracts alongside collateral assets like cash and Treasury securities. Its customers include registered broker-dealers acting as authorized participants, who create and redeem large share blocks, as well as retail and institutional investors who purchase and sell shares through brokerage accounts on the secondary market.

The trust is organized under Delaware law and conducts administrative functions through Delaware entities and affiliated managers. Its operations rely on domestic financial infrastructure, with underlying futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and its shares traded on NYSE Arca in New York. Issuance and redemption activities are conducted through seven designated authorized participant firms.

Summary of the business section of iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust's latest annual report, written by StockData.