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United States Natural Gas Fund
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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $174M → $214M (+$39.5M)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $61.8M | Put options by funds: $60.1M

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.84% → 2.4% (+0.56%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 95 (0)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 31

Holders
95
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
24
Reduced
31
Closed
14
Calls
$61.8M
Puts
$60.1M
Net Calls
+$1.76M
Net Calls Change
+$20.6M

Top Buyers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$30.5M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$22.2M
3
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
+$9.91M
4
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
+$9.9M
5
OTC
Opera Trading Capital
France
+$6.46M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$9.68M
2
FNT
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
-$6.2M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$6.08M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.64M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWM
26
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$836K +$413K +3,125 +100%
MLM
27
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$794K +$783K +5,932 New
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$745K -$5.64M -42,706 -88%
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$712K -$15.5K -117 -2%
PAG
30
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$684K -$1,000K -7,569 -60%
PFS
31
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$596K +$588K +4,454 New
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$573K +$448K +3,390 +380%
WS
33
Wedbush Securities
California
$555K – – –
HIM
34
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$550K +$124K +938 +30%
TH
35
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$519K +$513K +3,883 New
Simplex Trading
36
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$441K +$436K +3,300 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$427K -$42.4K -321 -9%
MMA
38
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$418K – – –
Walleye Trading
39
Walleye Trading
New York
$360K +$80.8K +612 +29%
WAS
40
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$329K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$312K -$187K -1,417 -38%
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$308K -$345K -2,610 -53%
BCM
43
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$293K +$289K +2,188 New
SI
44
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$288K +$5.02K +38 +2%
Fifth Third Bancorp
45
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$276K +$24.8K +188 +10%
VKH
46
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$263K -$400K -3,025 -61%
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$238K -$2.1M -15,879 -90%
AG
48
Advisor Group
Arizona
$231K +$12.8K +97 +6%
KCM
49
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$228K – – –
FANJ
50
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$226K +$792 +6 +0.4%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

95 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $214M — up 23% from $174M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UNG positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $9.68M.

  • 95 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $214M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $30.5M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $9.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.