United States Brent Oil Fund
BNO
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.1M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
387% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.69M → $13.1M (+$10.4M)
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5
70% more funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 17 (+7)
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.7M | Put options by funds: $5.99M
4.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 7.65% → 12.62% (+5%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 1
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.07M |
| 2 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.57M |
| 3 |
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
+$2.04M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.59M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$405K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$791K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$474K |
| 3 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
-$41.9K |
| 4 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$31.5K |
| 5 |
MAS
Madden Advisory Services
Jacksonville,
Florida
|
-$5K |
BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
17 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $13.1M — up 387% from $2.69M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BNO positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Commonwealth Equity Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.07M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $791K.
- 17 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q1 2015, up from 10 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $13.1M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 387% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $4.07M added.
- The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $791K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.