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Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in Invesco DB Agriculture Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.1M | Put options by funds: $9.84M

1.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.94% → 27.28% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144M → $137M (-$6.99M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 87 (-6)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 25

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
87
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
20
Reduced
25
Closed
19
Calls
$18.1M
Puts
$9.84M
Net Calls
+$8.22M
Net Calls Change
+$6.71M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$10.6M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$7.75M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.62M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$1.61M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GLI
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
-$18.3M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$8.53M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.54M
4
GEM
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
-$2.37M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AssetMark Inc
26
AssetMark Inc
California
$706K +$212K +12,242 +42%
Barclays
27
Barclays
United Kingdom
$692K -$764K -44,037 -52%
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$675K -$950K -54,756 -58%
PAG
29
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$643K +$44.3K +2,553 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$629K – – –
BA
31
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$624K -$247K -14,227 -28%
OMC
32
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$591K +$606K +34,905 New
BPC
33
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$542K -$38.2K -2,200 -6%
EWM
34
Elmwood Wealth Management
California
$454K -$57.3K -3,300 -11%
IA
35
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$423K +$15.2K +875 +4%
CAM
36
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$353K +$361K +20,825 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
37
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$339K – – –
HJMC
38
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
$339K +$57.3K +3,300 +20%
AG
39
Advisor Group
Arizona
$333K +$120K +6,900 +54%
Macquarie Group
40
Macquarie Group
Australia
$332K +$339K +19,556 New
BWM
41
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$280K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
42
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$279K +$286K +16,495 New
AW
43
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$262K +$226 +13 +0.1%
BS
44
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$220K -$12.1K -700 -5%
QCMA
45
Quad Capital Management Advisors
New York
$212K -$217K -12,499 -50%
FIA
46
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$211K -$217K -12,501 -50%
FDCDDQ
47
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$207K – – –
AF
48
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$197K – – –
LFAS
49
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$189K +$347 +20 +0.2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
50
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$182K -$7.72K -445 -4%
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DBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

87 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $137M — down 4.9% from $144M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of DBA and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Polianta Ltd, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Guardian Life Insurance, cutting an estimated $18.3M.

  • 87 institutional investors held Invesco DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) as of Q4 2018, down from 93 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $137M of Invesco DB Agriculture Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Invesco DB Agriculture Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Invesco DB Agriculture Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest Invesco DB Agriculture Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Guardian Life Insurance, an estimated $18.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.