United States Brent Oil Fund
BNO
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.97M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 20 → 25 (+5)
3.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 8.32% → 5% (-3.3%)
43% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.93M → $3.97M (-$2.95M)
60% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 5
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $393K | Put options by funds: $1.24M
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.66M |
| 2 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.01M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$580K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$194K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VKH
26
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$194K | -11,671 | Closed |
|
|
KPF
27
K2 Principal Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$166K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
28
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$14K | -849 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
29
American International Group
New York
| – | -$13K | -800 | Closed |
|
30
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$11K | -655 | Closed |
|
|
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | +$450 | +30 | New |
|
BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
25 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $3.97M — down 43% from $6.93M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BNO positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS O'Connor, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.5M. The largest seller was Ionic Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.
- 25 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q4 2015, up from 20 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $3.97M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q4 2015, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was UBS O'Connor, an estimated $1.5M added.
- The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Ionic Capital Management, an estimated $1.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.