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United States Natural Gas Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $266M → $375M (+$109M)

1.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.49% → 5.08% (+1.6%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 89 (-3)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 29

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $146M

Holders
89
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.26%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
29
Closed
16
Calls
$120M
Puts
$146M
Net Calls
-$25.1M
Net Calls Change
+$8.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$64.2M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$39.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$30M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$17.1M
5
FNT
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
+$14.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AP
Antipodes Partners
Australia
-$11.6M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$11.6M
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$5.12M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.49M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
51
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$92K – – –
AG
52
Advisor Group
Arizona
$87K -$138K -1,190 -60%
RJFSA
53
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$84K +$116 +1 +0.1%
IA
54
IFP Advisors
Florida
$72K +$16.5K +142 +27%
TSS
55
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$69K +$73.2K +632 New
WA
56
WFG Advisors
Texas
$66K -$3.71K -32 -5%
LTFS
57
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$61K -$2.2K -19 -3%
Simplex Trading
58
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$51K -$141K -1,213 -72%
NCM
59
New Capital Management
Texas
$40K +$38K +328 New
WAS
60
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$24K – – –
TRCT
61
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$23K -$7.18K -62 -23%
SEI Investments
62
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$21K +$464 +4 +2%
EDRH
63
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$15K -$348 -3 -2%
MWM
64
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$14K – – –
VWA
65
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$14K +$14.9K +129 New
LF
66
Lee Financial
Texas
$13K +$9.85K +85 +236%
PNC Financial Services Group
67
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K -$3.25K -28 -20%
PA
68
Parallel Advisors
California
$10K – – –
FDCDDQ
69
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$9.68K – – –
MIM
70
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$8K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
71
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4K – – –
NFG
72
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K – – –
AWM
73
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$3K +$2.67K +23 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
74
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$2.67K +23 New
ADL
75
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$2K – – –
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

89 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $375M — up 41% from $266M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of UNG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $64.2M. The largest seller was Antipodes Partners, cutting an estimated $11.6M.

  • 89 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2017, down from 92 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $375M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $64.2M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Antipodes Partners, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.