Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.4M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.9M | Put options by funds: $14M
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 7
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 22 → 23 (+1)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44M → $38.4M (-$5.6M)
40.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 114.41% → 74.1% (-40%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
+$3.89M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$942K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$758K |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$695K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$421K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$4.05M |
| 2 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.47M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.37M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$886K |
| 5 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$874K |
FXB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
23 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $38.4M — down 13% from $44M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new FXB positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 8 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Quantitative Advantage, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.89M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $4.05M.
- 23 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) as of Q3 2015, up from 22 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $38.4M of Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Quantitative Advantage, an estimated $3.89M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $4.05M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.