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United States Brent Oil Fund

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 1017 (+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

Holders
17
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+70%
% of All Funds
0.45%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
1
Reduced
1
Closed
5
Calls
$6.7M
Puts
$5.99M
Net Calls
+$705K
Net Calls Change
+$777K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.99M +$4.07M +194,525 New
PP
2
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$3.5M +$3.57M +170,600 New
ICM
3
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$2M +$2.04M +97,620 New
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.56M +$1.59M +76,130 New
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.13M -$791K -37,787 -41%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$402K +$405K +19,361 +6,964%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$204K +$203K +9,678 New
Simplex Trading
8
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$94K +$96K +4,586 New
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$79K +$80.2K +3,830 New
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$46K +$46.8K +2,235 New
HI
11
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$31K +$32K +1,530 New
AIG
12
American International Group
New York
$16.4K
WA
13
WFG Advisors
Texas
$16K +$16.7K +800 New
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5K +$5.07K +242 New
Creative Planning
15
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4K +$4.19K +200 New
FNBT
16
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1K
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
-$474K -20,892 Closed
NPC
18
National Planning Corporation
California
-$41.9K -2,100 Closed
Group One Trading
19
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$31.5K -1,506 Closed
MAS
20
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
-$5K -200 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$2K -100 Closed

BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

17 of the 3,752 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.