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United States Natural Gas Fund
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $167M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 13

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $134M → $167M (+$33.6M)

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 74 (+3)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.07% → 10.05% (-0.02%)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $72M | Put options by funds: $153M

Holders
74
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.23%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
19
Reduced
13
Closed
13
Calls
$72M
Puts
$153M
Net Calls
-$81.5M
Net Calls Change
+$90.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$29.6M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$16M
3
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$6.23M
4
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$4M
5
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
+$3.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.66M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$3.33M
3
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$2.39M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.88M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$1.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$492K +$571K +11,997 New
Simplex Trading
27
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$441K -$2.39M -50,266 -82%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$431K +$904 +19 +0.2%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
29
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$429K -$282K -5,933 -36%
PFO
30
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$403K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
31
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$395K – – –
KCM
32
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$267K – – –
HF
33
HRT Financial
New York
$259K +$301K +6,316 New
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$257K +$301K +6,326 New
ICM
35
III Capital Management
Florida
$246K -$357K -7,500 -56%
TSS
36
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$245K +$153K +3,213 +116%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$236K -$3.33M -69,906 -92%
CAN
38
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$194K +$2.1K +44 +0.9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$144K -$60.3K -1,266 -26%
PWPS
40
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$131K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$119K -$8.28K -174 -6%
SC
42
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$103K – – –
KPW
43
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$88K +$84.7K +1,779 +482%
Osaic Holdings
44
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$85K -$56.7K -1,191 -37%
BFEC
45
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$82K +$95.2K +2,000 New
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$46K -$178K -3,738 -77%
WCM
47
Wildcat Capital Management
New York
$28K +$32.1K +675 New
CFGS
48
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$21K +$904 +19 +4%
PAG
49
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$16K +$18.4K +387 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
50
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$12K +$14.3K +300 New
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

74 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $167M — up 25% from $134M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UNG positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $4.66M.

  • 74 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2020, up from 71 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $167M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2020, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $29.6M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.