Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
46 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.7M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
138% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
43% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 7
31% more funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 46 (+11)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $53.8M → $51.7M (-$2.18M)
6.94% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.14% → 38.2% (-6.9%)
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.6M | Put options by funds: $90.7M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.62M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.31M |
| 3 |
PWAC
Private Wealth Advisors (California)
Fresno,
California
|
+$2.11M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.69M |
| 5 |
QAM
Q3 Asset Management
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
+$1.69M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
GTC
Ghost Tree Capital
New York
|
-$11.7M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$9.11M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.25M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$910K |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$904K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SJIM
51
St. Johns Investment Management
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | -$50K | -418 | Closed |
|
52
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$24K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
WCM
53
Whitener Capital Management
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina
| – | -$5K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
CCMW
54
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Sheridan,
Wyoming
| – | -$3K | -23 | Closed |
|
|
SFS
55
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$2K | -13 | Closed |
|
FXB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
46 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $51.7M — down 4.1% from $53.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FXB positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.62M. The largest seller was Ghost Tree Capital, cutting an estimated $11.7M.
- 46 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) as of Q4 2019, up from 35 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $51.7M of Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust stock for Q4 2019, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust buyer in Q4 2019 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $4.62M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust seller in Q4 2019 was Ghost Tree Capital, an estimated $11.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.