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United States Oil Fund
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141 hedge funds and large institutions have $984M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 31

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 28

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 141 (+11)

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.39% → 4.91% (-1.5%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $984M (-$206M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $966M | Put options by funds: $1.37B

Holders
141
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+8.46%
% of All Funds
3.94%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
40
Increased
45
Reduced
31
Closed
28
Calls
$966M
Puts
$1.37B
Net Calls
-$403M
Net Calls Change
+$103M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$58.7M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$48.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$36.5M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$31.2M
5
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
+$26.3M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$90.8M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$33.9M
3
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$16.9M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$13M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$9.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
26
Jane Street
New York
$5M -$604K -4,920 -10%
Nomura Holdings
27
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$4.68M -$2.52M -20,502 -34%
BOTW
28
Bank of the West
California
$4.55M -$269K -2,193 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.25M +$1.22M +9,895 +38%
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$3.96M -$2.23M -18,156 -35%
Bank of Nova Scotia
31
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$3.93M +$2.43M +19,800 +145%
VM
32
Varde Management
Minnesota
$3.89M +$4.07M +33,138 New
VKH
33
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$3.77M +$2.53M +20,624 +180%
Fidelity Investments
34
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.59M +$3.76M +30,586 New
Group One Trading
35
Group One Trading
Illinois
$2.61M +$2.15M +17,506 +370%
ED
36
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.61M -$4.96M -40,393 -65%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
37
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$2.57M – – –
Simplex Trading
38
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.46M +$2.58M +20,969 New
MC
39
Maplelane Capital
New York
$2.16M -$44.3K -361 -2%
TH
40
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.96M +$1.75M +14,281 +599%
RJFSA
41
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.93M +$2.01M +16,404 New
LPU
42
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.83M +$1.91M +15,557 New
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.38M -$424K -3,452 -23%
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.33M +$206K +1,680 +17%
CP
45
Covalent Partners
Massachusetts
$1.32M +$1.38M +11,250 New
CWM
46
CIBC World Markets
New York
$1.19M +$973K +7,919 +360%
PAG
47
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.15M -$123K -1,000 -9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
48
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.03M +$294K +2,391 +38%
RJA
49
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$948K +$342K +2,786 +53%
PP
50
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$828K +$866K +7,050 New
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

141 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $984M — down 17% from $1.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new USO positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $58.7M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $90.8M.

  • 141 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q3 2015, up from 130 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $984M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $58.7M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $90.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.