Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $44M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 22 (+5)
25.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.63% → 114.41% (+26%)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $38.7M → $44M (+$5.32M)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.7M | Put options by funds: $15.7M
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.09M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$3.35M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.77M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.77M |
| 5 |
VOAM
Vertex One Asset Management
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$2.57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$6.88M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.08M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.7M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$978K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$342K |
FXB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
22 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $44M — up 14% from $38.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FXB positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.09M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, cutting an estimated $6.88M.
- 22 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) as of Q2 2015, up from 17 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $44M of Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust stock for Q2 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.09M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Timber Hill, an estimated $6.88M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.