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United States Natural Gas Fund
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67 hedge funds and large institutions have $152M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $89.5M → $152M (+$62.2M)

50% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $358M | Put options by funds: $239M

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 67 (+3)

3.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.41% → 11.2% (+3.8%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
67
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.69%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
19
Increased
15
Reduced
19
Closed
15
Calls
$358M
Puts
$239M
Net Calls
+$119M
Net Calls Change
+$75.7M

Top Buyers

1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$22.1M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$10.6M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.39M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$3.26M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.45M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.5M
2
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$8.21M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.51M
4
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
-$4.98M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$3.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWM
26
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1M +$12.7K +211 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$959K +$635K +10,534 +776%
Wolverine Trading
28
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$842K +$68.7K +1,140 +11%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
29
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$750K +$302K +5,000 +116%
CM
30
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$685K +$513K +8,500 New
BCM
31
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$629K +$470K +7,800 New
SMF
32
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
$530K +$396K +6,569 New
KCM
33
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$525K – – –
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$448K +$83.4K +1,383 +33%
GA
35
GFS Advisors
Texas
$383K – – –
MA
36
MYDA Advisors
New York
$323K +$241K +4,000 New
JP Morgan Chase
37
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$298K -$173K -2,861 -44%
HF
38
HRT Financial
New York
$294K +$220K +3,655 New
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$258K -$41.7K -692 -18%
VAM
40
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$231K -$44.1K -731 -20%
AF
41
Allworth Financial
California
$222K – – –
TF
42
Trek Financial
Arizona
$216K -$66.2K -1,097 -29%
Osaic Holdings
43
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$208K -$58K -962 -27%
IAN
44
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$202K +$151K +2,500 New
TRCT
45
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$141K +$103K +1,715 +7,457%
USGIU
46
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$99K +$73.9K +1,225 New
LWM
47
Liberty Wealth Management
California
$52K +$38.5K +638 +21,267%
CTC
48
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$49K +$38.2K +634 New
CFGS
49
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$37K -$3.8K -63 -12%
PFGIA
50
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$21K +$15.4K +256 New
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

67 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $152M — up 69% from $89.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new UNG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $22.1M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 67 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2021, up from 64 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $152M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2021, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2021 was Barclays, an estimated $22.1M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.