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United States Natural Gas Fund
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $199M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 80 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 15

1.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3.55% → 1.64% (-1.9%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 21

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $166M | Put options by funds: $200M

50% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $399M → $199M (-$199M)

Holders
80
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.27%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
16
Increased
18
Reduced
21
Closed
15
Calls
$166M
Puts
$200M
Net Calls
-$34.3M
Net Calls Change
+$29.4M

Top Buyers

1
FNYS
First New York Securities
New York
+$4.12M
2
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$1.63M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$1.41M
4
QA
Quintium Advisors
Tennessee
+$1.33M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$49.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$23.5M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$21.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$17.1M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$13.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWP
76
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
HCM
77
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.37K – – –
FWM
78
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
VIA
79
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
WEC
80
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$332 – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
81
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
CC
82
Curian Capital
Colorado
– -$5.11M -12,975 Closed
WC
83
Wexford Capital
Florida
– -$1.88M -4,772 Closed
CS
84
Comerica Securities
Michigan
– -$546K -1,388 Closed
LCS
85
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
– -$320K -813 Closed
Walleye Trading
86
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$215K -621 Closed
MSU
87
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
– -$224K -570 Closed
TRCT
88
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$184K -468 Closed
Group One Trading
89
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$141K -408 Closed
IFWM
90
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$114K -290 Closed
JG
91
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$98K -250 Closed
BRWA
92
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$91.1K -232 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
93
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$47.2K -136 Closed
NHFG
94
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
– -$20K -50 Closed
PFG
95
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
– -$6K -16 Closed
BFEC
96
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$6K -14 Closed
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

80 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $199M — down 50% from $399M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UNG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 18 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First New York Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.12M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $49.5M.

  • 80 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2014, up from 79 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $199M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2014, down 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was First New York Securities, an estimated $4.12M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $49.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.