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Invesco DB Base Metals Fund
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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in Invesco DB Base Metals Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94.6M → $162M (+$67.8M)

13.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.51% → 53.28% (+14%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 46 (-2)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20K | Put options by funds: $24K

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
46
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.17%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
8
Reduced
14
Closed
11
Calls
$20K
Puts
$24K
Net Calls
-$4K
Net Calls Change
+$9K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$60M
2
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$8.3M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$7.24M
4
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$2.67M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$1.92M
2
QA
Quintium Advisors
Tennessee
-$1.19M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.11M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$934K
5
HMC
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
-$579K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$110K – – –
BPBT
27
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$92K – – –
M
28
MOTCO
Texas
$74K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$70K – – –
MFS
30
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$65K +$66.3K +4,100 New
USGIU
31
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$42K +$43.6K +2,700 New
PSUF
32
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$36K – – –
SFSIG
33
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$33K – – –
MAS
34
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$24K – – –
BBHC
35
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$24K +$24.5K +1,513 New
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$23K – – –
PSI
37
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$17K – – –
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$10K +$10.7K +664 New
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$8.35K – – –
LFR
40
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$7K – – –
Bank of Montreal
42
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6K +$5.66K +350 New
Canada Life
43
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$5K – – –
Bank of America
44
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5K +$3.36K +208 +176%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
45
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3K – – –
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1K +$954 +59 New
Susquehanna International Group
47
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.11M -65,900 Closed
Deutsche Bank
48
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$934K -55,400 Closed
RG
49
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
– -$193K -11,437 Closed
Commonwealth Equity Services
50
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
– -$173K -10,261 Closed
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DBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

46 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco DB Base Metals Fund (DBB) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $162M — up 72% from $94.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of DBB and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $60M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $1.92M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Invesco DB Base Metals Fund (DBB) as of Q1 2014, down from 48 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $162M of Invesco DB Base Metals Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 72% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Invesco DB Base Metals Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Invesco DB Base Metals Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $60M added.
  • The largest Invesco DB Base Metals Fund seller in Q1 2014 was UBS, an estimated $1.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.