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United States Natural Gas Fund
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $429M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 82 (+2)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.14% → 3.37% (+0.22%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $439M → $429M (-$10.3M)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 23

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $333M | Put options by funds: $503M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.5%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
21
Increased
22
Reduced
23
Closed
18
Calls
$333M
Puts
$503M
Net Calls
-$171M
Net Calls Change
+$116M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$18.8M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$11.1M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$11.1M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.44M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$5.2M

Top Sellers

1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$29.5M
2
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
-$23.5M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$14.6M
4
CC
Chanos & Company
New York
-$14.3M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$9.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
76
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K +$2.15K +7 New
HCM
77
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.28K – – –
JFA
78
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$1K – – –
PSC
79
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$1K – – –
ASN
80
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K +$922 +3 New
VIA
81
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K +$1.23K +4 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
82
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 +$1.23K +4 New
SCM
83
Sandler Capital Management
New York
– -$23.5M -80,306 Closed
CC
84
Chanos & Company
New York
– -$14.3M -49,063 Closed
VF
85
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$9.87M -33,742 Closed
CC
86
Curian Capital
Colorado
– -$9.22M -31,532 Closed
TH
87
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$1.55M -5,057 Closed
FHC
88
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
– -$1.46M -4,910 Closed
Walleye Trading
89
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$1.16M -3,774 Closed
VKH
90
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$989K -3,217 Closed
CAM
91
CMT Asset Management
Illinois
– -$570K -1,950 Closed
JT
92
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$254K -868 Closed
NPC
93
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$212K -727 Closed
TF
94
Tompkins Financial
New York
– -$49K -167 Closed
RFA
95
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
– -$32K -111 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
96
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$10K -34 Closed
Bank of Montreal
97
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$7K -23 Closed
First Manhattan
98
First Manhattan
New York
– -$6K -23 Closed
NMLIC
99
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Wisconsin
– -$7K -22 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
100
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$3K -9 Closed
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

82 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $429M — down 2.4% from $439M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new UNG positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $18.8M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $29.5M.

  • 82 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2013, up from 80 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $429M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2013, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 18 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.8M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2013 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $29.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.