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United States Natural Gas Fund
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 13

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126M → $130M (+$4.14M)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $163M | Put options by funds: $179M

2.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.32% → 9.99% (-2.3%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 68 (-4)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
68
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
1.48%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
16
Reduced
13
Closed
14
Calls
$163M
Puts
$179M
Net Calls
-$15.9M
Net Calls Change
-$43.9M

Top Buyers

1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$23.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$16.3M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.03M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$5.48M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.61M

Top Sellers

1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$20.5M
2
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$5.78M
3
HT
HAP Trading
New York
-$5.07M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$3.11M
5
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$2.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$372K +$2.52K +29 +0.6%
Q
27
QVR
California
$336K -$1.41M -16,147 -79%
TCM
28
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$330K +$370K +4,250 New
FHA
29
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$322K +$309K +3,550 +710%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$282K +$143K +1,642 +86%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$265K -$296K -3,396 -50%
TSS
32
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$231K +$253K +2,904 New
SC
33
Solstein Capital
California
$223K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
34
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$207K +$227K +2,605 New
WCM
35
Wildcat Capital Management
New York
$103K +$113K +1,300 New
FANJ
36
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$99K -$13.8K -158 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$52K -$113K -1,302 -67%
CFGS
38
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$33K +$6.96K +80 +24%
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28K – – –
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$27K -$52.1K -598 -63%
ASN
41
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$19K – – –
NFG
42
Next Financial Group
Texas
$17K -$2.79K -32 -13%
GWM
43
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$10K -$784 -9 -6%
EWM
44
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$10K – – –
PA
45
Parallel Advisors
California
$9K – – –
FDCDDQ
46
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$7.1K – – –
EDRH
47
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$6K – – –
RIA
48
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$5K – – –
Bessemer Group
49
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4K +$4.44K +51 New
FFC
50
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$3K – – –
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

68 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $130M — up 3.3% from $126M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of UNG and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $23.5M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $20.5M.

  • 68 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2019, down from 72 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $130M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2019, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Barclays, an estimated $23.5M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2019 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $20.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.