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United States Brent Oil Fund
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
25
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.66%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
2
Reduced
5
Closed
7
Calls
$393K
Puts
$1.24M
Net Calls
-$848K
Net Calls Change
+$2.11M

Top Buyers

1
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
+$1.5M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$532K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$433K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$215K
5
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
+$185K

Top Sellers

1
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$1.66M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$1.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.01M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$580K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$194K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UOC
1
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$1.22M +$1.5M +100,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$435K +$532K +35,506 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$431K -$1.01M -67,134 -66%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$354K +$433K +28,894 New
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$294K +$215K +14,339 +138%
JG
6
Jefferies Group
New York
$239K – – –
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$195K -$54.4K -3,628 -19%
CA
8
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$151K +$185K +12,318 New
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$149K +$182K +12,134 New
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$139K +$8.47K +565 +5%
MLIC
11
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$125K +$153K +10,237 New
FTUS
12
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$84K -$5.02K -335 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$47K -$580K -38,687 -91%
CWM
14
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$35K +$43.3K +2,888 New
CG
15
Cutler Group
California
$28K +$34.5K +2,300 New
HI
16
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$12K – – –
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11K +$13.7K +913 New
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$9K +$11.2K +750 New
WA
19
WFG Advisors
Texas
$6K -$6K -400 -47%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2K – – –
FNBT
21
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1K – – –
GWM
22
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$1K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1K +$1.5K +100 New
ICM
24
Ionic Capital Management
New York
– -$1.66M -99,459 Closed
PP
25
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$1.3M -78,300 Closed
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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.