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United States Natural Gas Fund
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $320M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240M → $320M (+$80.4M)

20.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.13% → 22.32% (+20%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 82 (+1)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 23

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $391M | Put options by funds: $683M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.23%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
21
Reduced
23
Closed
16
Calls
$391M
Puts
$683M
Net Calls
-$291M
Net Calls Change
-$230M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$64.4M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$48.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$37.5M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$14M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$11.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
-$20.4M
2
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$18.1M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$13M
4
FNT
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
-$12.5M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$12.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$42K +$42.9K +461 New
GWM
52
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$34K +$35.8K +385 New
IA
53
IFP Advisors
Florida
$24K +$73.4K +788 +300%
SEI Investments
54
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$18K -$93 -1 -0.5%
CCM
55
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$15K +$5.12K +55 +47%
OBWP
56
O'Brien Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$15K +$15.2K +163 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
57
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$14K – – –
EDRH
58
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$11K -$93 -1 -0.8%
MWM
59
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$11K +$8.75K +94 +303%
PA
60
Parallel Advisors
California
$10K +$8.75K +94 +588%
FDCDDQ
61
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$8.05K – – –
MIM
62
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$6K – – –
TDC
63
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$6K – – –
OTC
64
Opera Trading Capital
France
$4.38K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
65
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
AWM
66
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$3K +$1.21K +13 +57%
LF
67
Lee Financial
Texas
$3K +$3.35K +36 New
ADL
68
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$2K +$1.96K +21 New
BBA
69
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
CFD
70
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1K – – –
QAM
71
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
Nomura Holdings
72
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$782 +$806K +8,657 New
APA
73
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$428 +$279 +3 +150%
NSLI
74
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
– -$20.4M -218,750 Closed
FNT
75
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$12.5M -134,499 Closed
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

82 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $320M — up 34% from $240M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new UNG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 21 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, opening a new position worth an estimated $64.4M. The largest seller was Nan Shan Life Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.4M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q1 2018, up from 81 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $320M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $64.4M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $20.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.