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United States Brent Oil Fund
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26 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.44M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 7

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.12M | Put options by funds: $788K

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 26 (+2)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.87M → $8.44M (+$573K)

0.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.74% → 7.28% (+0.54%)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
10
Reduced
7
Closed
2
Calls
$1.12M
Puts
$788K
Net Calls
+$331K
Net Calls Change
-$84K

Top Buyers

1
CG
Cutler Group
California
+$223K
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$206K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$204K
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$176K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$168K

Top Sellers

1
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$414K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$357K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$288K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$159K
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$54.8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.58M -$54.8K -3,762 -4%
LTFS
2
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$904K -$5.35K -367 -0.6%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$895K +$35.1K +2,412 +4%
PP
4
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$778K -$414K -28,400 -36%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$679K -$357K -24,477 -36%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$640K +$176K +12,109 +42%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$445K -$288K -19,787 -41%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$352K +$35.5K +2,436 +12%
CA
9
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$334K +$61.1K +4,197 +25%
CG
10
Cutler Group
California
$262K +$223K +15,300 +1,054%
KA
11
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$256K +$15.6K +1,068 +7%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$221K +$206K +14,114 New
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$219K +$204K +13,975 New
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$207K +$34.6K +2,376 +22%
VKH
15
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$181K +$168K +11,533 New
MLIC
16
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$161K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$115K -$159K -10,908 -60%
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$83K +$46.9K +3,222 +155%
Daiwa Securities Group
19
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$55K +$36.4K +2,500 +250%
CWM
20
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$45K – – –
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$18K +$14.6K +1,004 +744%
Simplex Trading
22
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$9K -$19.4K -1,332 -68%
FNBT
23
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1K – – –
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1K +$670 +46 New
Group One Trading
25
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$13K -900 Closed
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BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

26 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $8.44M — up 7.3% from $7.87M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new BNO positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cutler Group, adding an estimated $223K. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $414K.

  • 26 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q4 2016, up from 24 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.44M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Cutler Group, an estimated $223K added.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Prudential plc, an estimated $414K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.