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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
POIA
76
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$4K +$4.16K +240 New
AIC
77
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$4K +$4.46K +257 New
RE
78
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$3.05K – – –
PA
79
Parallel Advisors
California
$3K – – –
QCIG
80
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$3K – – –
SWM
81
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$3K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
82
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3K +$35 +2 +1%
BAM
83
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$3K +$2.6K +150 New
RFA
84
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
CA
85
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K +$1.74K +100 New
FEG
86
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$1K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
87
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
– -$8.53M -504,301 Closed
GEM
88
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
– -$2.37M -140,000 Closed
Wolverine Trading
89
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$1.05M -60,604 Closed
BA
90
Bard Associates
Illinois
– -$285K -16,877 Closed
RJFSA
91
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$263K -15,526 Closed
HT
92
HAP Trading
New York
– -$208K -12,317 Closed
CG
93
Cutler Group
California
– -$184K -10,601 Closed
BA
94
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
– -$177K -10,000 Closed
Bank of Montreal
95
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$96K -5,689 Closed
MWM
96
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
– -$88K -5,200 Closed
Goldman Sachs
97
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$66.4K -3,827 Closed
Simplex Trading
98
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$62K -3,712 Closed
TC
99
Trilogy Capital
California
– -$34K -2,000 Closed
AA
100
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
– -$32K -1,900 Closed
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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.