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United States Brent Oil Fund
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20 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.2M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.86M → $12.2M (+$3.33M)

4.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.7% → 12.37% (+4.7%)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.04M | Put options by funds: $3.02M

20% less funds holding

Funds holding: 25 → 20 (-5)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
20
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.5%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
4
Reduced
7
Closed
6
Calls
$3.04M
Puts
$3.02M
Net Calls
+$24K
Net Calls Change
+$219K

Top Buyers

1
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$2.33M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$913K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$383K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$151K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$53K

Top Sellers

1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$570K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$565K
3
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$266K
4
KA
Kovack Advisors
Florida
-$193K
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$185K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PL
1
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$2.56M +$2.33M +168,600 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.49M -$13.3K -962 -1%
HFM
3
Harvest Fund Management
China
$1.38M – – –
GLI
4
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$1.2M – – –
VF
5
Virtu Financial
New York
$999K +$913K +65,923 New
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$797K -$565K -40,801 -44%
PP
7
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$760K -$266K -19,200 -28%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$707K +$383K +27,691 +146%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$531K -$32.2K -2,329 -6%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$447K +$151K +10,925 +59%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$253K -$595 -43 -0.3%
FTUS
12
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$252K -$570K -41,175 -71%
Daiwa Securities Group
13
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$243K +$9.69K +700 +5%
CA
14
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$234K – – –
MLIC
15
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$155K – – –
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$60K +$53K +3,829 +2,836%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$45K – – –
CWM
18
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$44K -$39.1K -2,827 -49%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$43K – – –
KA
20
Kovack Advisors
Florida
– -$193K -14,868 Closed
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
– -$185K -14,210 Closed
Simplex Trading
22
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$73.5K -5,307 Closed
DADC
23
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$13K -1,000 Closed
IA
24
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$13K -1,000 Closed
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1K -100 Closed

BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

20 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $12.2M — up 38% from $8.86M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of BNO and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was Polianta Ltd, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.33M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $570K.

  • 20 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q3 2017, down from 25 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $12.2M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $2.33M added.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $570K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.