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United States Natural Gas Fund
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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $89.5M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $149M | Put options by funds: $105M

0.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 8.32% → 7.41% (-0.9%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $90.4M → $89.5M (-$820K)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 64 (-5)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 16

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
64
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-7.25%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
10
Reduced
23
Closed
16
Calls
$149M
Puts
$105M
Net Calls
+$43.6M
Net Calls Change
-$11.3M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.86M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.38M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.9M
4
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$2.24M
5
OGC
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
+$1.49M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$21M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$5.33M
3
AI
Atom Investors
Texas
-$3.83M
4
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$3.14M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$343K -$140K -3,276 -33%
KCM
27
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$341K – – –
Barclays
28
Barclays
United Kingdom
$319K +$3.2K +75 +1%
GA
29
GFS Advisors
Texas
$249K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
30
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$225K -$5.33M -124,827 -97%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$217K +$177K +4,151 New
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$216K -$3.33K -78 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$204K +$1.45K +34 +0.9%
TF
34
Trek Financial
Arizona
$197K +$161K +3,772 New
MML Investors Services
35
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$196K -$2.13K -50 -1%
VAM
36
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$188K -$90.8K -2,126 -37%
Osaic Holdings
37
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$185K +$39.5K +925 +35%
Walleye Trading
38
Walleye Trading
New York
$165K -$2.22M -52,092 -94%
AF
39
Allworth Financial
California
$144K +$107K +2,500 +1,000%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
40
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$135K -$42.4K -994 -28%
ASN
41
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$75K +$61.2K +1,434 New
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$71K -$4.57K -107 -7%
WWMSC
43
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$33K – – –
CFGS
44
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$27K – – –
SIS
45
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$10K +$8.03K +188 New
FDCDDQ
46
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$4.17K – – –
FMP
47
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$3K – – –
SWM
48
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$2K -$470 -11 -19%
GWM
49
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2K – – –
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$1.33M -31,038 -100%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

64 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $89.5M — down 0.91% from $90.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of UNG and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.86M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $21M.

  • 64 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2021, down from 69 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $89.5M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2021, down 0.91% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2021 and 16 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.86M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.