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United States Natural Gas Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $266M → $375M (+$109M)

1.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.49% → 5.08% (+1.6%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 89 (-3)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 29

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $146M

Holders
89
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.26%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
29
Closed
16
Calls
$120M
Puts
$146M
Net Calls
-$25.1M
Net Calls Change
+$8.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$64.2M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$39.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$30M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$17.1M
5
FNT
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
+$14.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AP
Antipodes Partners
Australia
-$11.6M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$11.6M
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$5.12M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.49M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EA
76
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$1K -$48.4K -418 -97%
QAM
77
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K -$14.5K -125 -91%
Envestnet Asset Management
78
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1K -$8.69K -75 -84%
CFD
79
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1K – – –
EWM
80
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$1K – – –
HR
81
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1K – – –
MCIA
82
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1K +$695 +6 New
Walleye Trading
83
Walleye Trading
New York
$83 -$322K -2,778 -78%
Susquehanna International Group
84
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$3.49M -30,149 Closed
FTUS
85
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$1.9M -15,658 Closed
HSA
86
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
– -$757K -6,250 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
87
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$397K -3,277 Closed
Wolverine Trading
88
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$275K -2,370 Closed
CG
89
Cutler Group
California
– -$150K -1,293 Closed
ID
90
Integral Derivatives
New York
– -$122K -1,049 Closed
SC
91
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
– -$88K -727 Closed
BF
92
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$43K -355 Closed
USGIU
93
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
– -$30 -250 Closed
AIM
94
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
– -$23K -190 Closed
CPIG
95
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
– -$23K -188 Closed
TCM
96
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
– -$4K -31 Closed
BIG
97
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
– -$1K -10 Closed
AA
98
Apriem Advisors
California
– -$1K -5 Closed
Bank of Montreal
99
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– +$348 +3 New
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– +$348 +3 +100%
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

89 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $375M — up 41% from $266M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of UNG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $64.2M. The largest seller was Antipodes Partners, cutting an estimated $11.6M.

  • 89 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2017, down from 92 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $375M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $64.2M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Antipodes Partners, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.