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United States Brent Oil Fund

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.34M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 2

110% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.97M → $8.34M (+$4.36M)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5%7.62% (+2.6%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2524 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $657K | Put options by funds: $1.45M

Holders
24
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
9
Reduced
2
Closed
5
Calls
$657K
Puts
$1.45M
Net Calls
-$795K
Net Calls Change
+$53K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PP
1
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.68M +$1.54M +137,315 New
FTUS
2
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.6M +$1.38M +123,382 +1,792%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.21M +$1.1M +98,393 New
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$903K +$782K +69,835 +1,823%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$533K +$92.2K +8,231 +23%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$396K -$35.5K -3,167 -9%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$347K +$59K +5,268 +21%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$298K +$93.3K +8,333 +52%
CA
9
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$266K +$105K +9,362 +76%
JG
10
Jefferies Group
New York
$251K +$11.2K +1,000 +5%
CG
11
Cutler Group
California
$236K +$190K +17,000 +739%
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
$236K +$216K +19,256 New
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$140K +$127K +11,386 New
MLIC
14
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$126K
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$38K -$92.4K -8,250 -72%
CWM
16
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$35K
HI
17
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$24K +$11.2K +1,000 +100%
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$9K
WA
19
WFG Advisors
Texas
$6K
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
UOC
24
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$1.22M -100,000 Closed
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
-$354K -28,894 Closed

BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

24 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $8.34M — up 110% from $3.97M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of BNO and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.54M. The largest seller was UBS O'Connor, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.22M sold.

  • 24 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q1 2016, down from 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.34M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q1 2016, up 110% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Prudential plc, an estimated $1.54M added.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q1 2016 was UBS O'Connor, an estimated $1.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.