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United States Natural Gas Fund
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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $379M → $438M (+$58.9M)

5.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.18% → 33.83% (+5.6%)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $341M | Put options by funds: $348M

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 19

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 73 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
73
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.67%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
18
Reduced
19
Closed
12
Calls
$341M
Puts
$348M
Net Calls
-$7.29M
Net Calls Change
+$91.4M

Top Buyers

1
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$25.4M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$19.9M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$11.6M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$5.87M
5
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
+$2.24M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$11.7M
2
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$4.95M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$4.17M
4
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$3.3M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FANJ
26
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$570K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
27
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$518K +$14.1K +150 +3%
GFPC
28
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$451K -$8.53K -91 -2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
29
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$426K – – –
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$410K +$387K +4,126 New
SWM
31
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$392K +$364K +3,888 +6,271%
AG
32
Advisor Group
Arizona
$319K +$116K +1,237 +63%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$267K -$170K -1,815 -40%
VF
34
Virtu Financial
New York
$263K -$1.57M -16,745 -86%
FHA
35
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$234K +$30.7K +328 +17%
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$227K -$1.46M -15,632 -87%
WMSA
37
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$211K -$890K -9,500 -82%
TSS
38
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$203K +$191K +2,044 New
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$169K +$2.62K +28 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$159K +$1.59K +17 +1%
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$110K -$207K -2,209 -67%
CWA
42
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$109K +$3.47K +37 +3%
SWP
43
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$51K +$48K +512 New
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$36K -$8.62K -92 -20%
NFG
45
Next Financial Group
Texas
$30K +$28.4K +303 New
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$28K +$26.3K +281 New
CFGS
47
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$23K +$21.8K +233 New
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
$19K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
49
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$16K – – –
EDRH
50
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$12K – – –
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

73 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $438M — up 16% from $379M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of UNG and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Trading, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 73 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2018, down from 75 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $438M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Wolverine Trading, an estimated $25.4M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.