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United States Natural Gas Fund
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69 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.4M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

154% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $90.6M | Put options by funds: $35.7M

1.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.05% → 8.32% (+1.3%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 69 (-7)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $128M → $90.4M (-$37.5M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 21

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
69
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-9.21%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
12
Reduced
24
Closed
21
Calls
$90.6M
Puts
$35.7M
Net Calls
+$54.9M
Net Calls Change
+$30.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$9.46M
2
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$2.24M
3
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
+$1.58M
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$1.11M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$11.3M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$8.25M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$6.79M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.3M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$4.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FMP
51
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$2K – – –
GWM
52
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2K – – –
SWM
53
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$2K +$2.32K +58 New
ADL
54
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$1K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
55
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K – – –
GI
56
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1K – – –
JFGIW
57
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1K +$641 +16 New
APA
58
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$125 – – –
Jane Street
59
Jane Street
New York
– -$11.3M -280,908 Closed
Bank of America
60
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$5.3M -144,163 Closed
Citigroup
61
Citigroup
New York
– -$3.7M -100,573 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
62
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$1.64M -44,425 Closed
HT
63
HAP Trading
New York
– -$1.28M -34,896 Closed
CF
64
Clarity Financial
Texas
– -$624K -16,950 Closed
SPC
65
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$528K -14,356 Closed
SG Americas Securities
66
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$471K -12,812 Closed
Marshall Wace
67
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$374K -10,157 Closed
PFO
68
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
– -$361K -9,812 Closed
Commonwealth Equity Services
69
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
– -$355K -9,655 Closed
OPS
70
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
– -$140K -3,793 Closed
Simplex Trading
71
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$146K -3,638 -7%
FHA
72
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$97K -2,625 Closed
CI
73
CPMG Inc
Texas
– -$92K -2,500 Closed
ASN
74
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$52K -1,410 Closed
TI
75
tru Independence
Oregon
– -$27.6K -750 Closed
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

69 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $90.4M — down 29% from $128M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of UNG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $9.46M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q1 2021, down from 76 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $90.4M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q1 2021, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 21 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $9.46M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q1 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.