United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
88 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 18
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 12
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 88 (+3)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.42% → 1.47% (+0.05%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $128M → $121M (-$7.76M)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $38.8M | Put options by funds: $64.9M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
+$10.5M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.01M |
| 3 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
+$4.67M |
| 4 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.64M |
| 5 |
ST
Spot Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.07M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$7.32M |
| 2 |
HI
HBK Investments
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$6.43M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.01M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$2.02M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.65M |
UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
88 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $121M — down 6% from $128M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UNG positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nan Shan Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $7.32M.
- 88 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q1 2016, up from 85 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $121M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $10.5M added.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.32M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.