Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
FXB
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.8M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
149% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29.6M | Put options by funds: $11.9M
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4
44% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $11.3M | Capital outflows: $7.89M
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 6
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 23 → 26 (+3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.44M |
| 2 |
HSA
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Ellicott City,
Maryland
|
+$2.23M |
| 3 |
VOAM
Vertex One Asset Management
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$2.04M |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.54M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$801K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.45M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.08M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$468K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$397K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$205K |
FXB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
26 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $40.8M — up 6% from $38.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FXB positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.44M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $4.45M.
- 26 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) as of Q4 2015, up from 23 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $40.8M of Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.44M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.