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UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows

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Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the United States Natural Gas Fund, where 10,200,000 units were destroyed, or a 18.8% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change bas

Directly affected

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • VLO Valero

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration

    A fund of oil and gas producers

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of energy companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • OIH VanEck Oil Services

    Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
UNG———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
OXY———————
COP———————
VLO———————
MPC———————
XOP———————
XLE———————
USO———————
OIH———————

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the United States Natural Gas Fund, where 10,200,000 units were destroyed, or a 18.8% decrease week over…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) since “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is -0.85%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a +0.23% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +6.89%, a -7.74% difference versus that group of stocks.

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SPY
XLE

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) filings in this energy story

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies tied to this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    For “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows.” Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AMPY Amplify Energy

    In “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ATO Atmos Energy

    In “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BTE Baytex Energy

    For “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” Baytex Energy (BTE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BTE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CLNE Clean Energy Fuels

    For “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CLNE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BE Bloom Energy

    In “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How energy news reaches United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

The 2 Oct 2026 story “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows” names United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) because of Energy.

For United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), the reason on file says Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

What this energy story puts on the calendar

AEIS traded between 235.20 and 309.05 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 240.77. UNG traded between 10.14 and 11.66 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.47. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.

How solid “UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows” looks

46 out of 100

“UNG, BWET: Big ETF Outflows” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.