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United States Natural Gas Fund
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 18

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 12

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 88 (+3)

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.42% → 1.47% (+0.05%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $128M → $121M (-$7.76M)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38.8M | Put options by funds: $64.9M

Holders
88
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.53%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
30
Reduced
18
Closed
12
Calls
$38.8M
Puts
$64.9M
Net Calls
-$26.1M
Net Calls Change
-$7.04M

Top Buyers

1
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
+$10.5M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$5.01M
3
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
+$4.67M
4
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$4.64M
5
ST
Spot Trading
Illinois
+$3.07M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.32M
2
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$6.43M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.01M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$2.02M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$1.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
26
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$862K +$843K +7,327 +942%
Simplex Trading
27
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$608K +$293K +2,548 +81%
BCM
28
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$566K +$611K +5,313 New
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$506K +$116K +1,007 +27%
CG
30
Cutler Group
California
$472K -$733K -6,369 -59%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$452K +$52.5K +456 +12%
WS
32
Wedbush Securities
California
$422K -$38.5K -335 -8%
HIM
33
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$304K +$262K +2,281 +397%
Walleye Trading
34
Walleye Trading
New York
$266K +$288K +2,499 New
SI
35
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$249K +$269K +2,334 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
36
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$194K -$1.65M -14,327 -89%
KCM
37
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$182K +$98.1K +853 +100%
Fifth Third Bancorp
38
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$174K +$188K +1,638 New
Ameriprise
39
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$172K +$13.8K +120 +8%
VFS
40
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$163K +$58.5K +508 +50%
QAM
41
QCI Asset Management
New York
$161K +$101K +875 +137%
FAAS
42
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$158K +$169K +1,473 New
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$151K +$96.2K +836 +143%
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$141K -$424K -3,685 -74%
TSS
45
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$138K +$149K +1,295 New
FNBOMD
46
First National Bank of Mount Dora
Florida
$133K +$144K +1,250 New
AIG
47
American International Group
New York
$131K -$7.94K -69 -5%
Millennium Management
48
Millennium Management
New York
$94K +$102K +886 New
HSBC Holdings
49
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$91K – – –
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$83K +$53.3K +463 +148%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

88 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $121M — down 6% from $128M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UNG positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nan Shan Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $7.32M.

  • 88 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q1 2016, up from 85 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $121M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.