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United States Natural Gas Fund

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $225M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $225M (+$113M)

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.07%2.59% (+1.5%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7876 (-2)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $85.3M | Put options by funds: $95.7M

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 20

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
15
Reduced
20
Closed
12
Calls
$85.3M
Puts
$95.7M
Net Calls
-$10.3M
Net Calls Change
+$1.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$80.9M +$83.6M +400,895 +1,161%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$46.8M +$49M +234,899 +1,390%
HI
3
HBK Investments
Texas
$25.9M -$2.93M -14,074 -9%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$11.2M +$7.91M +37,949 +172%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$8.04M +$7.13M +34,170 +375%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
6
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$6.06M -$223K -1,069 -3%
CC
7
Chanos & Company
New York
$5.85M +$6.57M +31,487 New
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.33M +$2.49M +11,964 +72%
BG
9
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$5.12M
FNT
10
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.48M
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3M -$5.12M -24,549 -60%
GLI
12
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$2.71M -$137K -659 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.76M +$1.23M +5,879 +163%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.69M +$1.86M +8,923 +5,508%
VF
15
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.65M +$1.85M +8,884 New
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.51M +$905K +4,339 +102%
FNYS
17
First New York Securities
New York
$1.34M +$1.51M +7,219 New
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$1.33M -$6.67K -32 -0.4%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$819K
Parallax Volatility Advisers
20
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$762K -$3.55M -17,044 -81%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$696K -$27.5K -132 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$692K +$16.9K +81 +2%
Simplex Trading
23
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$685K +$769K +3,688 New
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$672K +$446K +2,140 +145%
QA
25
Quintium Advisors
Tennessee
$666K

UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $225M — up 100% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in UNG was balanced in Q3 2015: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $83.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $5.12M.

  • 76 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2015, down from 78 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $225M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 100% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $83.6M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.