United States Gasoline Fund
UGA
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.4M invested in United States Gasoline Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
125% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4
74% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.26M → $7.4M (+$3.14M)
26% more funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 24 (+5)
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.93M | Put options by funds: $4.23M
6.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 6.75% → 13.48% (+6.7%)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.34M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.05M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$935K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$317K |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$247K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.06M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$806K |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$541K |
| 4 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$162K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$127K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$36K | -1,500 | Closed |
|
27
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$16.9K | -629 | -100% |
|
UGA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
24 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $7.4M — up 74% from $4.26M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new UGA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mount Lucas Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.34M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.06M sold.
- 24 institutional investors held United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) as of Q3 2017, up from 19 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $7.4M of United States Gasoline Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 74% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new United States Gasoline Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest United States Gasoline Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Mount Lucas Management, an estimated $2.34M added.
- The largest United States Gasoline Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.06M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.