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United States Natural Gas Fund
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98 hedge funds and large institutions have $346M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 98 (+9)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 24

0.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.08% → 4.38% (-0.7%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $375M → $346M (-$28.7M)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $229M

Holders
98
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10.11%
% of All Funds
2.44%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
24
Reduced
24
Closed
10
Calls
$181M
Puts
$229M
Net Calls
-$47.9M
Net Calls Change
-$22.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
+$19.8M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$15.6M
3
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
+$15.6M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$13.5M
5
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$12.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$63.3M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$24M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$22.8M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.79M
5
HT
HAP Trading
New York
-$4.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIM
76
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$8K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K -$6.22K -59 -54%
LF
78
Lee Financial
Texas
$4K -$8.96K -85 -70%
PA
79
Parallel Advisors
California
$4K -$6.64K -63 -65%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
80
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4K – – –
ADL
81
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$2K – – –
AWM
82
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$2K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
83
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K – – –
Walleye Trading
84
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.23K +$1.15M +10,930 +1,434%
CFD
85
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1K – – –
EA
86
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$1K – – –
MCIA
87
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1K – – –
QAM
88
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
HT
89
HAP Trading
New York
– -$4.27M -40,462 Closed
Twin Tree Management
90
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$1.65M -15,250 Closed
VF
91
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$897K -8,273 Closed
JT
92
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$372K -3,425 Closed
SI
93
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$248K -2,310 Closed
TSS
94
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$69K -632 Closed
Simplex Trading
95
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$49.7K -471 Closed
NCM
96
New Capital Management
Texas
– -$40K -328 Closed
TRCT
97
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$22K -209 -98%
VWA
98
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
– -$14K -129 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
99
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1K -14 Closed
HCM
100
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
– +$422 +4 New
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

98 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $346M — down 7.7% from $375M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new UNG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nan Shan Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $63.3M.

  • 98 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2017, up from 89 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $346M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $19.8M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $63.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.