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United States Natural Gas Fund
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $320M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240M → $320M (+$80.4M)

20.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.13% → 22.32% (+20%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 82 (+1)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 23

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $391M | Put options by funds: $683M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.23%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
21
Reduced
23
Closed
16
Calls
$391M
Puts
$683M
Net Calls
-$291M
Net Calls Change
-$230M

Top Buyers

1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$64.4M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$48.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$37.5M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$14M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$11.3M

Top Sellers

1
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
-$20.4M
2
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$18.1M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$13M
4
FNT
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
-$12.5M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$12.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.14M -$12.4M -133,042 -91%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.14M -$252K -2,706 -18%
WMSA
28
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$1.13M +$175K +1,875 +18%
CA
29
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.08M +$1.11M +11,880 New
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.03M +$859K +9,223 +412%
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$876K -$639K -6,867 -41%
WS
32
Wedbush Securities
California
$724K +$11.1K +119 +2%
CC
33
Chanos & Company
New York
$708K -$123K -1,325 -14%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
34
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$705K +$467K +5,014 +179%
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$676K -$4.08M -43,809 -85%
KCM
36
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$587K – – –
FANJ
37
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$534K +$551K +5,920 New
GFPC
38
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$457K +$29.3K +315 +7%
Cetera Investment Advisers
39
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$401K +$413K +4,436 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$395K -$348K -3,741 -46%
D.E. Shaw & Co
41
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$387K – – –
HT
42
HAP Trading
New York
$242K -$7.15M -76,812 -97%
CG
43
Cutler Group
California
$227K -$286K -3,068 -55%
Fifth Third Bancorp
44
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$192K – – –
SWM
45
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$181K -$186K -2,000 -50%
CPA
46
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$169K – – –
HIM
47
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$156K -$32.6K -350 -17%
LTFS
48
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$152K +$31K +333 +25%
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$110K +$27.3K +293 +32%
SWP
50
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$67K -$40.1K -431 -37%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

82 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $320M — up 34% from $240M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new UNG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 21 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, opening a new position worth an estimated $64.4M. The largest seller was Nan Shan Life Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.4M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q1 2018, up from 81 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $320M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $64.4M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $20.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.