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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
Fifth Third Bancorp
51
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$178K +$1.74K +100 +1%
TSS
52
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$176K +$180K +10,374 New
HF
53
HRT Financial
New York
$175K +$179K +10,332 New
PMAM
54
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$163K +$77.4K +4,460 +86%
HNB
55
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$112K – – –
FHA
56
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$99K – – –
FTI
57
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$85K -$109K -6,307 -56%
PNC Financial Services Group
58
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$75K +$35 +2 +0%
WIM
59
Westside Investment Management
California
$64.5K -$65.5K -3,773 -50%
HCM
60
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$62K – – –
GWM
61
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$52K – – –
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$50K +$52K +3,000 New
US Bancorp
63
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$48K -$5.27K -304 -10%
FCA
64
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$41K +$41.6K +2,400 New
IA
65
IFP Advisors
Florida
$37K – – –
MIFH
66
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$36K – – –
CFA
67
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$32K – – –
RFC
68
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$30K – – –
AIM
69
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$28K – – –
JCM
70
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$23K – – –
CCM
71
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$21K – – –
FWM
72
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$17K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
73
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$17K +$17.4K +1,000 +50,000%
Bessemer Group
74
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4K – – –
SPL
75
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$4K – – –
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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.