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United States Natural Gas Fund
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $128M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 15

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 85 (+9)

1.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.59% → 1.42% (-1.2%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $65.8M | Put options by funds: $84.9M

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $225M → $128M (-$96.7M)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+11.84%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
28
Reduced
15
Closed
12
Calls
$65.8M
Puts
$84.9M
Net Calls
-$19.1M
Net Calls Change
-$8.75M

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$14.5M
2
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
+$9.98M
3
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$7.32M
4
HSA
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
+$6.13M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.82M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$59.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$25.1M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$6.51M
4
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
-$5.85M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$5.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$592K +$309K +2,045 +92%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$526K +$6.04K +40 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$520K +$3.17K +21 +0.6%
ST
29
Spot Trading
Illinois
$458K +$98K +649 +24%
Simplex Trading
30
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$438K -$79.4K -526 -14%
UMA
31
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$390K – – –
QA
32
Quintium Advisors
Tennessee
$362K -$147K -976 -27%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$207K -$24K -159 -10%
AIG
34
American International Group
New York
$180K -$15.8K -105 -7%
ID
35
Integral Derivatives
New York
$175K +$190K +1,262 New
VFS
36
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$142K +$154K +1,022 New
HSBC Holdings
37
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$118K – – –
KCM
38
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$118K – – –
CA
39
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$109K +$16.5K +109 +16%
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$101K +$47.5K +315 +76%
ED
41
Exane Derivatives
France
$98.8K +$108K +713 New
OAM
42
Orinda Asset Management
California
$97K -$95.7K -634 -47%
QAM
43
QCI Asset Management
New York
$88K +$94.3K +625 +5,208%
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$81K -$99.9K -662 -53%
HIM
45
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$80K +$70.8K +469 +442%
CFA
46
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$73.2K -$12.1K -80 -13%
MIM
47
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$71K -$140K -929 -65%
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
$61K +$66.1K +438 New
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$60K +$65.7K +435 New
FMP
50
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$54K – – –
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

85 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $128M — down 43% from $225M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new UNG positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $59.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2015, up from 76 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $128M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2015, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $59.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.