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United States Natural Gas Fund
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $128M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 15

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 85 (+9)

1.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.59% → 1.42% (-1.2%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $65.8M | Put options by funds: $84.9M

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $225M → $128M (-$96.7M)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+11.84%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
28
Reduced
15
Closed
12
Calls
$65.8M
Puts
$84.9M
Net Calls
-$19.1M
Net Calls Change
-$8.75M

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$14.5M
2
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
+$9.98M
3
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$7.32M
4
HSA
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
+$6.13M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.82M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$59.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$25.1M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$6.51M
4
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
-$5.85M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$5.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
51
Creative Planning
Kansas
$43K +$9.36K +62 +25%
NFG
52
Next Financial Group
Texas
$40K +$18.9K +125 +74%
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$33K – – –
SEI Investments
54
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$26K +$28.4K +188 New
EDRE
55
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$24K – – –
EDRH
56
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$24K – – –
AFP
57
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$24K +$26.1K +173 New
Citadel Advisors
58
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$22K -$6.51M -43,124 -100%
FNBT
59
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$22K +$24K +159 New
WP
60
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$19.5K +$62.2K +412 New
Envestnet Asset Management
61
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$16K +$604 +4 +4%
WA
62
WFG Advisors
Texas
$10K – – –
AIA
63
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$8K +$8.91K +59 New
TCM
64
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$7K – – –
N
65
Nuveen
North Carolina
$4.18K +$2.7M +17,918 +147%
HI
66
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$4K -$2.87K -19 -36%
USGIU
67
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$4K +$4.68K +31 New
AIC
68
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$3K – – –
ADL
69
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$3K +$3.17K +21 New
LWM
70
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$2K +$1.66K +11 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
71
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$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: Q4 2015 in Review

85 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $128M — down 43% from $225M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new UNG positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $59.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2015, up from 76 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $128M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2015, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $59.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.