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United States Brent Oil Fund

22 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.1M invested in United States Brent Oil Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2022 (+2)

1.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.37%11.16% (-1.2%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.2M → $11.1M (-$1.08M)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.69M | Put options by funds: $4.48M

Holders
22
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.5%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
3
Calls
$3.69M
Puts
$4.48M
Net Calls
-$796K
Net Calls Change
-$820K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GLI
1
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$3.22M +$1.62M +98,512 +124%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.66M -$100K -6,067 -6%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$989K +$34.2K +2,074 +4%
HFM
4
Harvest Fund Management
China
$950K -$633K -38,371 -42%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$927K +$75.3K +4,564 +10%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$812K +$162K +9,845 +28%
PP
7
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$753K -$140K -8,500 -17%
Daiwa Securities Group
8
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$290K
CA
9
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$279K
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$251K +$229K +13,862 New
VF
11
Virtu Financial
New York
$241K -$868K -52,601 -80%
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$225K +$156K +9,451 +315%
MLIC
13
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$185K
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$114K -$171K -10,396 -62%
SWP
15
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$73K +$66.2K +4,015 New
CWM
16
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$52K
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$51K
MPPLM
18
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$17K +$15.3K +930 New
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11K -$54.6K -3,308 -83%
NC
20
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$3K +$2.72K +165 New
IWM
21
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2K +$1.65K +100 New
PL
22
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$2.56M -168,600 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$487K -29,502 Closed
FTUS
24
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$252K -16,626 Closed

BNO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

22 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $11.1M — down 8.9% from $12.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BNO positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guardian Life Insurance, adding an estimated $1.62M. The largest seller was Polianta Ltd, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.56M sold.

  • 22 institutional investors held United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) as of Q4 2017, up from 20 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $11.1M of United States Brent Oil Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new United States Brent Oil Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Guardian Life Insurance, an estimated $1.62M added.
  • The largest United States Brent Oil Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $2.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.