Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
FXB
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $64.2M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
900% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 1
80% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.7M → $64.2M (+$28.5M)
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $6.91M
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
15.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.52% → 78.24% (+16%)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 18 (+2)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.75M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$8.18M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.19M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.74M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.79M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$7.76M |
| 2 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.23M |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$80K |
FXB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
18 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $64.2M — up 80% from $35.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FXB positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Beaumont Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $9.75M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $7.76M.
- 18 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) as of Q1 2014, up from 16 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $64.2M of Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust stock for Q1 2014, up 80% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust positions in Q1 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust buyer in Q1 2014 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $9.75M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust seller in Q1 2014 was Timber Hill, an estimated $7.76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.