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United States Natural Gas Fund
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 23

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 82 (+2)

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1.64% → 1.23% (-0.41%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $152M | Put options by funds: $172M

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $199M → $135M (-$64.5M)

Holders
82
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.5%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
26
Increased
20
Reduced
21
Closed
23
Calls
$152M
Puts
$172M
Net Calls
-$19.7M
Net Calls Change
+$14.6M

Top Buyers

1
GP
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
+$13.5M
2
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$7.78M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.8M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$6.22M
5
CT
CMT Trading
Illinois
+$3.95M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$18.4M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$9.03M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.09M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$4.08M
5
FNYS
First New York Securities
New York
-$3.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RA
26
Rational Advisors
New York
$517K – – –
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$495K -$160K -499 -19%
ED
28
Exane Derivatives
France
$482K +$654K +2,040 New
TSS
29
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$423K +$574K +1,789 New
MSU
30
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
$402K +$545K +1,699 New
WAS
31
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$400K +$543K +1,694 New
SS
32
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$397K +$71.9K +224 New
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$369K -$216K -673 -30%
OAM
34
Orinda Asset Management
California
$262K +$46.2K +144 +15%
CI
35
CAZ Investments
Texas
$254K +$344K +1,073 New
ID
36
Integral Derivatives
New York
$238K +$123K +382 +61%
ST
37
Spot Trading
Illinois
$223K +$234K +728 +339%
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$216K +$130K +404 +79%
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$215K +$120K +373 +69%
KCM
40
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$202K – – –
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$201K -$20.2K -63 -7%
Walleye Trading
42
Walleye Trading
New York
$194K +$263K +820 New
TH
43
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$190K +$258K +803 New
WS
44
Wedbush Securities
California
$178K +$242K +753 New
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$175K +$81.8K +255 +53%
MFS
46
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$174K +$92.1K +287 +64%
ICAS
47
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$164K -$58.4K -182 -21%
JG
48
Jefferies Group
New York
$159K +$216K +673 New
CFA
49
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$147K +$199K +620 New
SC
50
Saiers Capital
New York
$111K +$150K +469 New
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $135M — down 32% from $199M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new UNG positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GLG Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $18.4M.

  • 82 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2014, up from 80 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $135M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2014, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was GLG Partners, an estimated $13.5M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.