United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
98 hedge funds and large institutions have $347M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
110% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 89 → 98 (+9)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 24
0.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.08% → 4.38% (-0.7%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $375M → $347M (-$27.6M)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $229M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
+$19.8M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$15.6M |
| 3 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
+$15.6M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$13.5M |
| 5 |
PL
Polianta Ltd
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$12.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$63.3M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$24M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$22.8M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$9.79M |
| 5 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
-$4.27M |
UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
98 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $347M — down 7.4% from $375M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new UNG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nan Shan Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $63.3M.
- 98 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2017, up from 89 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $347M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $19.8M added.
- The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $63.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.