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United States Oil Fund
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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in United States Oil Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 34

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.19B (+$76.5M)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.63% → 6.39% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141 → 130 (-11)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 41

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $979M | Put options by funds: $1.49B

Holders
130
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-7.8%
% of All Funds
3.5%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
32
Increased
41
Reduced
34
Closed
41
Calls
$979M
Puts
$1.49B
Net Calls
-$506M
Net Calls Change
+$587M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$148M
2
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
+$51.1M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$42.2M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$40.2M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$21.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$197M
2
GE
General Electric
Ohio
-$38.5M
3
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
-$35.5M
4
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$34.6M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$27.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
26
Millennium Management
New York
$8.25M +$8.24M +51,868 New
FTUS
27
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$8.17M +$5.59M +35,194 +218%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$7.56M +$388K +2,441 +5%
BOTW
29
Bank of the West
California
$6.51M +$671K +4,226 +12%
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.7M +$3.5M +22,032 +160%
SFG
31
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$4.42M +$4.41M +27,796 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.18M +$439K +2,766 +12%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$3.94M -$19.8M -124,968 -83%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
34
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$3.48M -$1.98M -12,500 -36%
RI
35
RTW Investments
New York
$3.28M +$3.28M +20,625 New
MC
36
Maplelane Capital
New York
$2.98M +$2.98M +18,750 New
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.44M +$979K +6,163 +68%
Bank of Nova Scotia
38
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$2.17M +$2.17M +13,663 New
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.82M +$767K +4,832 +73%
PAG
40
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.72M -$199K -1,253 -10%
PG
41
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.64M -$5.31M -33,446 -76%
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.54M +$947K +5,967 +161%
UOC
43
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$1.42M -$570K -3,590 -29%
SAM
44
Symphony Asset Management
California
$1.2M +$1.2M +7,548 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.01M -$263K -1,656 -21%
HIM
46
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$994K +$490K +3,087 +98%
GAM
47
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
$943K +$941K +5,927 New
WAM
48
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$854K -$5.6M -35,260 -87%
RJA
49
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$841K +$353K +2,224 +73%
MTIM
50
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$782K +$485K +3,052 +164%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

130 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.19B — up 6.9% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of USO and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $197M.

  • 130 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2015, down from 141 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.19B of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $148M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $197M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.