United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$9.46M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$2.24M |
| 3 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
+$1.58M |
| 4 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.11M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.08M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$11.3M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$8.25M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.79M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.3M |
| 5 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.23M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$11K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
CM
77
Caption Management
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
| – | -$6K | -150 | Closed |
|
|
LF
78
Lee Financial
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$1K | -36 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
79
Valeo Financial Advisors
Carmel,
Indiana
| – | -$1K | -22 | Closed |
|
|
POIA
80
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Houston,
Texas
| – | +$40 | +1 | New |
|
81
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | +$40 | +1 | New |
|
|
HI
82
Harbour Investments
Madison,
Wisconsin
| – | +$481 | +12 | New |
|
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.