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United States Natural Gas Fund
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $164M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 8

91% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.8M → $164M (+$78.3M)

62% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 13

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 72 (+8)

0.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.62% → 9.4% (+0.78%)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $233M | Put options by funds: $364M

Holders
72
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
24
Reduced
8
Closed
13
Calls
$233M
Puts
$364M
Net Calls
-$131M
Net Calls Change
-$153M

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$27M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$26.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$17.9M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$13.4M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$10.8M

Top Sellers

1
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$11.5M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$8.29M
3
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$3.95M
4
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$2.4M
5
GLI
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$416K +$152K +1,958 +47%
Q
27
QVR
California
$412K +$218K +2,811 +85%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
28
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$387K +$444K +5,736 New
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$381K +$409K +5,274 +1,403%
HF
30
HRT Financial
New York
$333K +$54.9K +708 +17%
BCM
31
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$314K +$360K +4,650 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$290K +$334K +4,309 New
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$257K +$16.7K +215 +6%
SC
34
Solstein Capital
California
$253K +$291K +3,752 New
Walleye Trading
35
Walleye Trading
New York
$242K -$487K -6,284 -64%
FHA
36
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$194K -$91.1K -1,175 -29%
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$181K +$206K +2,662 New
SC
38
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$169K +$194K +2,506 New
AG
39
Advisor Group
Arizona
$38K +$15.7K +203 +56%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$34K +$38.7K +500 New
CFGS
41
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$31K +$30.3K +391 +602%
SFSIG
42
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$22K +$25.8K +333 New
NFG
43
Next Financial Group
Texas
$17K +$2.94K +38 +18%
ASN
44
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$12K -$4.57K -59 -25%
CWP
45
CFM Wealth Partners
Texas
$12K +$15K +194 New
PA
46
Parallel Advisors
California
$7K – – –
FDCDDQ
47
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$6.02K – – –
AF
48
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$5K +$5.81K +75 New
RIA
49
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$4K – – –
FFC
50
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$3K – – –
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

72 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $164M — up 91% from $85.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new UNG positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $27M. The largest seller was Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.5M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2019, up from 64 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $164M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 91% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $27M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.