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United States Oil Fund
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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $875M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $581M → $875M (+$294M)

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.04B | Put options by funds: $1.43B

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 45

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 196 → 203 (+7)

2.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.67% → 25.82% (+2.1%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
203
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.57%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
57
Increased
41
Reduced
57
Closed
45
Calls
$2.04B
Puts
$1.43B
Net Calls
+$603M
Net Calls Change
-$27.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$73.7M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$69.8M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$59.4M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$23.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$22.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$84.9M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$26.8M
3
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$21.8M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$19.4M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$15.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
226
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
– -$80.8K -1,202 -100%
HIA
227
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
– -$38K -701 Closed
BW
228
Bison Wealth
Georgia
– -$34K -625 Closed
RIM
229
Rockbridge Investment Management
New York
– -$34K -625 Closed
TFA
230
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
– -$33K -598 Closed
TCWM
231
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$25K -462 Closed
APW
232
Austin Private Wealth
Texas
– -$20K -375 Closed
AssetMark Inc
233
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$18K -331 Closed
FIA
234
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
– -$20.2K -300 Closed
USGIU
235
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
– -$11K -200 Closed
SPIA
236
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$10K -187 Closed
CA
237
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
– -$8K -147 Closed
SFM
238
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
– -$7K -125 Closed
NIC
239
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
– -$4K -78 Closed
PWMG
240
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
– -$4K -67 Closed
GWSG
241
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
– -$3K -58 Closed
WT
242
Whittier Trust
California
– -$1K -18 Closed
TWC
243
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$353 -5 Closed
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

203 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $875M — up 51% from $581M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new USO positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $73.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $84.9M.

  • 203 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q1 2022, up from 196 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $875M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q1 2022, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 45 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $73.7M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $84.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.