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United States Natural Gas Fund
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $126M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13

14% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $223M | Put options by funds: $195M

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 68 → 72 (+4)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 16

4.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.74% → 12.32% (-4.4%)

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $218M → $126M (-$91.8M)

Holders
72
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
16
Reduced
16
Closed
13
Calls
$223M
Puts
$195M
Net Calls
+$28M
Net Calls Change
+$43.1M

Top Buyers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$6.15M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$3.8M
3
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$2.66M
4
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
+$2.5M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.95M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$24.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$20.1M
3
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$16.1M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$12.2M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$632K +$202K +2,025 +43%
KCM
27
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$612K – – –
William Blair & Company
28
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$552K -$4.1K -41 -0.7%
TI
29
Telemetry Investments
New York
$493K +$525K +5,250 New
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$436K -$5.04M -50,427 -92%
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$427K +$455K +4,550 New
OMC
32
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$384K +$408K +4,086 New
SC
33
Solstein Capital
California
$264K +$281K +2,808 New
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$183K +$145K +1,455 +290%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$179K +$43.2K +432 +29%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$174K -$13.1K -131 -7%
FANJ
37
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$132K -$71.2K -712 -34%
CWA
38
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$102K +$6.1K +61 +6%
AG
39
Advisor Group
Arizona
$89K -$179K -1,792 -65%
FHA
40
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$46K +$50K +500 New
Bank of America
41
Bank of America
North Carolina
$33K – – –
CFGS
42
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$31K +$5.2K +52 +18%
NFG
43
Next Financial Group
Texas
$23K – – –
NFH
44
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$23K +$24.1K +241 New
ASN
45
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$22K +$10.6K +106 +80%
GWM
46
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$13K – – –
EWM
47
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$12K – – –
PA
48
Parallel Advisors
California
$10K – – –
FDCDDQ
49
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$8.38K – – –
EDRH
50
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$7K -$1K -10 -11%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

72 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $126M — down 42% from $218M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new UNG positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was IMC Chicago, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.15M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.2M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q1 2019, up from 68 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $126M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q1 2019, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $6.15M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $24.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.