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United States Oil Fund
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $868M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 5 (+4)

375% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 12

230% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 10

72% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 105 (+44)

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $625M → $868M (+$243M)

3.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.25% → 7.59% (-3.7%)

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $944M | Put options by funds: $1.74B

Holders
105
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+72.13%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+400%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
57
Increased
33
Reduced
10
Closed
12
Calls
$944M
Puts
$1.74B
Net Calls
-$796M
Net Calls Change
-$582M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$85.6M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$79M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$62.9M
4
SCM
Scopia Capital Management
New York
+$49.8M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$49.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$29.5M
2
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$9.9M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.38M
4
SFG
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
-$4.23M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$2.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MTIM
26
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.42M +$6.02M +27,134 New
WAM
27
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$4.31M +$5.84M +26,348 +21,078%
PCM
28
Pyrrho Capital Management
New York
$4.28M +$5.82M +26,250 New
Group One Trading
29
Group One Trading
Illinois
$3.69M +$5.02M +22,661 New
UOC
30
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$3.67M +$4.99M +22,500 New
CA
31
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$3.43M -$2.32M -10,455 -33%
Nomura Holdings
32
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$3.3M -$9.9M -44,667 -69%
Jane Street
33
Jane Street
New York
$3.06M +$4.17M +18,793 New
PMAM
34
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.55M +$3.47M +15,650 New
ED
35
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.2M +$3M +13,528 New
Susquehanna International Group
36
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.16M -$7.38M -33,293 -72%
Fidelity Investments
37
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.16M +$2.94M +13,238 New
RHBC
38
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$2.03M +$2.77M +12,479 New
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.67M +$644K +2,906 +39%
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$1.66M +$758K +3,417 +50%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
41
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.53M – – –
BIG
42
Blackthorn Investment Group
Kansas
$1.53M +$2.08M +9,375 New
CC
43
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$1.52M +$2.07M +9,338 New
BCM
44
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.5M +$2.04M +9,188 New
PG
45
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.42M +$1.24M +5,589 +179%
N
46
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.38M +$1.88M +8,464 New
PAG
47
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$914K +$1.24M +5,613 New
TH
48
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$886K +$809K +3,647 +203%
Millennium Management
49
Millennium Management
New York
$885K +$1.21M +5,436 New
SCA
50
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$854K +$194K +875 New
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

105 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $868M — up 39% from $625M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new USO positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $85.6M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $29.5M.

  • 105 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q4 2014, up from 61 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $868M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $85.6M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $29.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.