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United States Natural Gas Fund
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 78 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1.85% → 1.07% (-0.78%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.8M | Put options by funds: $106M

34% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170M → $112M (-$57.3M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
78
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.41%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
16
Reduced
30
Closed
10
Calls
$94.8M
Puts
$106M
Net Calls
-$11.3M
Net Calls Change
+$17.7M

Top Buyers

1
FNT
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
+$4.04M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$3.3M
3
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$2.93M
4
BG
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
+$2.14M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$42.6M
2
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$11.9M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.68M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.5M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EDRH
51
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$46K +$45.3K +210 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
52
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$35.1K – – –
WP
53
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$29K – – –
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$28K – – –
Walleye Trading
55
Walleye Trading
New York
$21K +$21.1K +98 New
Canada Life
56
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$16K – – –
WA
57
WFG Advisors
Texas
$15K -$2.37K -11 -13%
HI
58
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$11K -$20.5K -95 -64%
TCM
59
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$11K +$2.59K +12 +31%
BCI
60
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$7K +$7.33K +34 New
BRWM
61
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$6K -$431 -2 -6%
CLOS
62
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$5K +$5.39K +25 New
KTC
63
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$4K -$4.96K -23 -56%
AIC
64
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$4K – – –
QAM
65
QCI Asset Management
New York
$3K – – –
IF
66
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$2K +$2.37K +11 New
N
67
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.78K +$1.77M +8,206 New
WOC
68
West Oak Capital
California
$1.36K – – –
RIA
69
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1K -$686K -3,183 -100%
VIA
70
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K -$862 -4 -50%
ASN
71
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K – – –
FWM
72
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
HCM
73
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$1K – – –
HR
74
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1K – – –
MWP
75
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

78 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $112M — down 34% from $170M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new UNG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First National Trust, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.04M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $42.6M.

  • 78 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2015, up from 74 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $112M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was First National Trust, an estimated $4.04M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $42.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.