Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
49 hedge funds and large institutions have $87.2M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
86% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $50.1M | Put options by funds: $26.9M
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 49 (-4)
9.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 43.4% → 33.49% (-9.9%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $97.4M → $87.2M (-$10.2M)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12
58% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 19
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$9.11M |
| 2 |
GTC
Ghost Tree Capital
New York
|
+$6.35M |
| 3 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.69M |
| 4 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
+$2.36M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$21.3M |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$4.72M |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.62M |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.76M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.14M |
FXB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
49 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $87.2M — down 10% from $97.4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of FXB and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $9.11M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $21.3M.
- 49 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) as of Q2 2017, down from 53 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $87.2M of Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust stock for Q2 2017, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $9.11M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $21.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.