United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 23
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 80 → 82 (+2)
0.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.64% → 1.23% (-0.41%)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $152M | Put options by funds: $172M
32% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $199M → $135M (-$64.5M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
GP
GLG Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$13.5M |
| 2 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$7.78M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$6.8M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$6.22M |
| 5 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.95M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$18.4M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$9.03M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.09M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$4.08M |
| 5 |
FNYS
First New York Securities
New York
|
-$3.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CFG
101
CKW Financial Group
Honolulu,
Hawaii
| – | -$6K | -16 | Closed |
|
|
BBPWM
102
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$5K | -13 | Closed |
|
|
AAM
103
American Asset Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$5K | -12 | Closed |
|
104
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$3K | -8 | Closed |
|
105
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$3K | -7 | Closed |
|
|
BKA
106
Brick & Kyle Associates
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
| – | +$642 | +2 | New |
|
UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
82 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $135M — down 32% from $199M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new UNG positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was GLG Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $18.4M.
- 82 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q4 2014, up from 80 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $135M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q4 2014, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was GLG Partners, an estimated $13.5M added.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.