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United States Natural Gas Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $266M → $375M (+$109M)

1.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.49% → 5.08% (+1.6%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 89 (-3)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 29

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $146M

Holders
89
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.26%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
29
Closed
16
Calls
$120M
Puts
$146M
Net Calls
-$25.1M
Net Calls Change
+$8.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$64.2M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$39.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$30M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$17.1M
5
FNT
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
+$14.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AP
Antipodes Partners
Australia
-$11.6M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$11.6M
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$5.12M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.49M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$768K +$226K +1,953 +38%
KCM
27
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$706K – – –
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$703K -$495K -4,267 -40%
Jane Street
29
Jane Street
New York
$636K -$977K -8,429 -59%
WS
30
Wedbush Securities
California
$608K +$51.5K +444 +9%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
31
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$552K +$590K +5,087 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
32
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$498K -$60.8K -525 -10%
FANJ
33
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$466K +$59.3K +512 +14%
ST
34
Spot Trading
Illinois
$443K +$350K +3,024 +284%
JT
35
Jump Trading
Illinois
$372K +$397K +3,425 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$299K +$14.6K +126 +5%
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$278K -$725K -6,254 -71%
Fifth Third Bancorp
38
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$271K – – –
VAM
39
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$269K -$17.3K -149 -6%
SI
40
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$248K -$128K -1,108 -32%
BCM
41
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$237K – – –
HIM
42
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$225K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
43
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$224K +$59.5K +513 +33%
CPA
44
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$203K +$217K +1,875 New
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$195K -$1.19M -10,286 -85%
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$167K +$13.6K +117 +8%
IG
47
ING Group
Netherlands
$162K +$93.8K +809 +118%
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$159K +$63.9K +551 +60%
TH
49
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$154K -$1.51K -13 -0.9%
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$100K -$49.6K -428 -32%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

89 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $375M — up 41% from $266M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of UNG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $64.2M. The largest seller was Antipodes Partners, cutting an estimated $11.6M.

  • 89 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2017, down from 92 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $375M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $64.2M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Antipodes Partners, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.