Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
FXB
39 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.3M invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 41 → 39 (-2)
6.94% less ownership
Funds ownership: 35.45% → 28.51% (-6.9%)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 9
58% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $10.7M | Capital outflows: $25.8M
69% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.6M | Put options by funds: $75.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.23M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.53M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$980K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$632K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$393K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.63M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.37M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.91M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.35M |
| 5 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$2.3M |
FXB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
39 of the 4,392 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $43.3M — down 27% from $59.4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FXB and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Barclays, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.23M. The largest seller was Wolverine Trading, cutting an estimated $4.63M.
- 39 institutional investors held Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) as of Q3 2018, down from 41 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $43.3M of Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust stock for Q3 2018, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust buyer in Q3 2018 was Barclays, an estimated $4.23M added.
- The largest Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust seller in Q3 2018 was Wolverine Trading, an estimated $4.63M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.