United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
79 hedge funds and large institutions have $399M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 10
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 72 → 79 (+7)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $374M → $399M (+$24.3M)
0.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.92% → 3.55% (+0.63%)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $171M | Put options by funds: $234M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$29.3M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$27.9M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$14.4M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$14M |
| 5 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$5.27M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$23.8M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$15.4M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$12.8M |
| 4 |
SWM
Strategic Wealth Management
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$6.99M |
| 5 |
PG
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.9M |
UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
79 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $399M — up 6.5% from $374M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new UNG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $29.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $23.8M.
- 79 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2014, up from 72 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $399M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $29.3M added.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $23.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.