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United States Brent Oil Fund
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24 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.89M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8

0.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.28% → 6.69% (-0.59%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 26 → 24 (-2)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.44M → $6.89M (-$1.55M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $785K | Put options by funds: $1.25M

Holders
24
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
8
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
$785K
Puts
$1.25M
Net Calls
-$464K
Net Calls Change
-$795K

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$441K
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$265K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$260K
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$206K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$189K

Top Sellers

1
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$817K
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$460K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$280K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$258K
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$248K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.21M -$258K -17,285 -17%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$882K +$260K +17,422 +40%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$842K +$441K +29,553 +104%
PP
4
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$720K – – –
FTUS
5
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$391K +$206K +13,775 +105%
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$381K -$460K -30,788 -54%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$321K -$280K -18,752 -46%
CA
8
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$309K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$290K +$189K +12,634 +172%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$255K +$265K +17,752 New
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$245K -$83.3K -5,581 -25%
KA
12
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$225K -$11.8K -787 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$180K +$185K +12,410 New
Daiwa Securities Group
14
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$163K +$115K +7,700 +220%
IA
15
IFP Advisors
Florida
$160K +$164K +10,970 +36,567%
MLIC
16
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$149K – – –
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$66K +$50.5K +3,385 +297%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$44K -$817K -54,678 -95%
CWM
19
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$42K – – –
Simplex Trading
20
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$8K -$343 -23 -4%
NC
21
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$3K +$2.99K +200 New
CG
22
Cutler Group
California
$2K -$248K -16,600 -99%
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1K +$314 +21 +46%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$221K -14,114 Closed
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$219K -13,975 Closed
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BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

24 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $6.89M — down 18% from $8.44M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of BNO and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $441K. The largest seller was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, cutting an estimated $817K.

  • 24 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q1 2017, down from 26 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $6.89M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q1 2017, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $441K added.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $817K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.