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United States Natural Gas Fund
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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $379M → $438M (+$58.9M)

5.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.18% → 33.83% (+5.6%)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $341M | Put options by funds: $348M

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 19

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 73 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
73
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.67%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
18
Reduced
19
Closed
12
Calls
$341M
Puts
$348M
Net Calls
-$7.29M
Net Calls Change
+$91.4M

Top Buyers

1
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$25.4M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$19.9M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$11.6M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$5.87M
5
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
+$2.24M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$11.7M
2
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$4.95M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$4.17M
4
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$3.3M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PA
51
Parallel Advisors
California
$11K – – –
FDCDDQ
52
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$8.86K – – –
LF
53
Lee Financial
Texas
$4K – – –
BA
54
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$4K +$3.09K +33 New
MIM
55
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2K -$4.4K -47 -65%
ADL
56
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$2K – – –
MFW
57
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$2K – – –
PCM
58
Peak Capital Management
Colorado
$2K – – –
SA
59
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$2K +$2.34K +25 New
TRCT
60
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$937 -10 -43%
BBA
61
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
QAM
62
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
SPIA
63
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1K – – –
APA
64
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$174 -$281 -3 -60%
Bank of Montreal
65
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$4.17M -44,500 -100%
CA
66
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$1.11M -11,645 Closed
CG
67
Cutler Group
California
– -$911K -9,725 Closed
SG Americas Securities
68
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$879K -9,273 Closed
Group One Trading
69
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$408K -4,360 Closed
Walleye Trading
70
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$326K -3,480 Closed
CPA
71
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
– -$178K -1,875 Closed
HIM
72
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$164K -1,725 Closed
SC
73
Solstein Capital
California
– -$147K -1,550 Closed
SEI Investments
74
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$18K -194 Closed
CCM
75
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
– -$13K -140 Closed
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

73 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $438M — up 16% from $379M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of UNG and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Trading, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 73 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2018, down from 75 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $438M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Wolverine Trading, an estimated $25.4M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.