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United States Natural Gas Fund
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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $198M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $118M

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 95 (0)

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.4% → 2.16% (-0.23%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 27

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $214M → $198M (-$15.9M)

Holders
95
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
26
Reduced
27
Closed
21
Calls
$181M
Puts
$118M
Net Calls
+$63.1M
Net Calls Change
+$61.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$18.4M
2
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
+$12.9M
3
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$8.11M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$4.55M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.49M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
-$41.9M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$30.5M
3
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
-$10.5M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$3.99M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$3.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSA
26
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$934K -$850K -6,250 -50%
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$847K +$14.3K +105 +2%
ST
28
Spot Trading
Illinois
$804K -$162K -1,190 -18%
WS
29
Wedbush Securities
California
$635K +$13.6K +100 +2%
Walleye Trading
30
Walleye Trading
New York
$635K +$211K +1,554 +58%
HIM
31
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$615K – – –
SI
32
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$528K +$166K +1,218 +56%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$501K +$22.2K +163 +5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$480K -$3.34M -24,587 -88%
CA
35
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$445K +$404K +2,975 New
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$444K -$3.2M -23,553 -89%
Simplex Trading
37
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$435K -$52.2K -384 -12%
ID
38
Integral Derivatives
New York
$346K +$315K +2,318 New
BCM
39
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$327K – – –
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$320K +$55.5K +408 +24%
Fifth Third Bancorp
41
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$308K – – –
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$307K -$365K -2,683 -53%
CS
43
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$264K +$240K +1,768 New
KCM
44
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$255K – – –
FANJ
45
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$239K -$11K -81 -5%
FAAS
46
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$238K -$507K -3,728 -70%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$217K -$115K -849 -37%
HT
48
HAP Trading
New York
$213K +$194K +1,426 New
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$211K +$212K +1,563 New
IA
50
IFP Advisors
Florida
$201K -$30.6K -225 -14%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

95 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $198M — down 7.4% from $214M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new UNG positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $18.4M. The largest seller was Nan Shan Life Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.9M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2016, unchanged from Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $198M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $18.4M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $41.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.