United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
78 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 74 → 78 (+4)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.85% → 1.07% (-0.78%)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $94.8M | Put options by funds: $106M
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $170M → $112M (-$57.3M)
47% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 30
Top Buyers
| 1 |
FNT
First National Trust
Hermitage,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.04M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.3M |
| 3 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.93M |
| 4 |
BG
Bollard Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.14M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.08M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$42.6M |
| 2 |
HI
HBK Investments
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$11.9M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.68M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.5M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.41M |
UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
78 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $112M — down 34% from $170M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new UNG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was First National Trust, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.04M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $42.6M.
- 78 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q2 2015, up from 74 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $112M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was First National Trust, an estimated $4.04M added.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $42.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.