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United States Natural Gas Fund
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $225M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $225M (+$113M)

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.07% → 2.59% (+1.5%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 76 (-2)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $85.3M | Put options by funds: $95.7M

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 20

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
15
Reduced
20
Closed
12
Calls
$85.3M
Puts
$95.7M
Net Calls
-$10.3M
Net Calls Change
+$1.03M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$83.6M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$49M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$7.91M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7.13M
5
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
+$6.57M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.12M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$3.55M
3
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$2.93M
4
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$2.83M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$663K -$170K -814 -19%
UMA
27
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$522K – – –
ST
28
Spot Trading
Illinois
$493K +$471K +2,258 +569%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
29
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$440K – – –
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$423K -$231K -1,109 -33%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$412K -$1.91M -9,166 -81%
WS
32
Wedbush Securities
California
$379K – – –
GJL
33
Gendell Jeffrey L
$319K +$196K +938 +120%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$306K – – –
TSS
35
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$305K +$343K +1,643 New
MIM
36
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$267K -$455K -2,180 -60%
AIG
37
American International Group
New York
$262K -$18.6K -89 -6%
OAM
38
Orinda Asset Management
California
$248K – – –
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$231K +$34.2K +164 +15%
KCM
40
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$158K – – –
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$158K +$177K +850 New
PP
42
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$149K +$167K +800 New
QC
43
QCM Cayman
Texas
$130K -$175K -837 -54%
CA
44
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$121K -$37.5K -180 -21%
CFA
45
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$113K – – –
MFS
46
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$77K +$13.3K +64 +18%
FMP
47
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$73K – – –
Creative Planning
48
Creative Planning
Kansas
$46K +$52.1K +250 New
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$45K – – –
EDRE
50
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$32K -$7.72K -37 -18%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $225M — up 100% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in UNG was balanced in Q3 2015: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $83.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $5.12M.

  • 76 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2015, down from 78 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $225M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 100% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $83.6M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.