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United States Natural Gas Fund
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $93.1M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $233M | Put options by funds: $142M

46% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 26

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 15

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 79 (+12)

4.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.2% → 6.22% (-5%)

39% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $152M → $93.1M (-$58.6M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
79
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+17.91%
% of All Funds
1.22%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
38
Increased
19
Reduced
15
Closed
26
Calls
$233M
Puts
$142M
Net Calls
+$91.1M
Net Calls Change
-$28.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$30.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
3
CM
Caption Management
Oklahoma
+$4.32M
4
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$3.33M
5
JF
Jump Financial
Illinois
+$3.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$23.8M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$18.9M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$8.97M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.65M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAP
26
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$492K +$641K +9,854 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
27
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$485K +$26K +400 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$477K +$621K +9,557 New
Osaic Holdings
29
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$466K +$438K +6,736 +260%
FTUS
30
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$421K +$547K +8,420 New
SMH
31
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$400K +$520K +8,000 New
NCA
32
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$375K +$488K +7,500 New
KCM
33
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$325K – – –
IC
34
Inscription Capital
Texas
$325K +$423K +6,501 New
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$304K -$23.8M -366,070 -98%
CW
36
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$299K +$389K +5,982 New
SG Americas Securities
37
SG Americas Securities
New York
$285K -$3.14M -48,342 -89%
Creative Planning
38
Creative Planning
Kansas
$282K +$367K +5,641 New
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$269K -$423K -6,499 -55%
JP Morgan Chase
40
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$230K +$58.6K +901 +24%
TSS
41
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$216K +$282K +4,330 New
GA
42
GFS Advisors
Texas
$212K -$32.5K -500 -11%
VAM
43
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$203K +$78.7K +1,210 +42%
Rockefeller Capital Management
44
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$202K +$264K +4,062 +406,200%
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$193K +$251K +3,860 New
DTL
46
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$178K +$232K +3,561 New
SS
47
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$151K +$167K +2,569 New
KAS
48
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$145K +$189K +2,906 New
FDCDDQ
49
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$131K +$171K +2,625 +52,500%
CTC
50
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$128K +$125K +1,927 +304%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

79 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $93.1M — down 39% from $152M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new UNG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $30.6M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $23.8M.

  • 79 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2021, up from 67 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $93.1M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2021, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 26 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $30.6M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2021 was Barclays, an estimated $23.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.