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United States Brent Oil Fund
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25 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.86M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.89M → $8.86M (+$1.97M)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 8

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 25 (+1)

1.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.69% → 7.7% (+1%)

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $381K | Put options by funds: $576K

Holders
25
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
0.62%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
9
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
$381K
Puts
$576K
Net Calls
-$195K
Net Calls Change
+$269K

Top Buyers

1
HFM
Harvest Fund Management
China
+$1.24M
2
GLI
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
+$1.08M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$446K
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$421K
5
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$269K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$537K
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$381K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$234K
4
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$136K
5
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$79.9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.29M +$210K +15,406 +18%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.21M +$446K +32,663 +54%
HFM
3
Harvest Fund Management
China
$1.18M +$1.24M +90,855 New
GLI
4
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$1.03M +$1.08M +79,302 New
PP
5
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$901K +$269K +19,700 +40%
FTUS
6
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$751K +$421K +30,852 +114%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$486K +$268K +19,611 +110%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$246K -$42.7K -3,128 -14%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$242K -$537K -39,379 -68%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$217K -$1.41K -103 -0.6%
CA
11
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$200K -$79.9K -5,860 -28%
Daiwa Securities Group
12
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$199K +$55.9K +4,100 +37%
KA
13
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$193K -$8.76K -642 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$185K +$24.6K +1,800 +15%
VKH
15
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$149K +$156K +11,439 New
MLIC
16
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$133K – – –
CWM
17
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$74K +$38.6K +2,827 +98%
Simplex Trading
18
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$68K +$64.1K +4,702 +777%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$39K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$37K -$234K -17,146 -86%
IA
21
IFP Advisors
Florida
$13K -$136K -10,000 -91%
DADC
22
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$13K +$13.6K +1,000 New
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2K -$59.9K -4,389 -97%
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$1.36K +100 New
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$381K -26,271 Closed
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BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

25 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $8.86M — up 29% from $6.89M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BNO positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Harvest Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $537K.

  • 25 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q2 2017, up from 24 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $8.86M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Harvest Fund Management, an estimated $1.24M added.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $537K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.