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United States Oil Fund
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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $658M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.54% → 2.55% (+0.01%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 187 → 172 (-15)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $717M → $658M (-$59.8M)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 59

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $626M | Put options by funds: $890M

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
172
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-8.02%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
18
Increased
51
Reduced
59
Closed
32
Calls
$626M
Puts
$890M
Net Calls
-$264M
Net Calls Change
-$153M

Top Buyers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$47M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.66M
3
OTC
Opera Trading Capital
France
+$6.6M
4
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
+$5.82M
5
ACI
AB CarVal Investors
Minnesota
+$5.6M

Top Sellers

1
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$71.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$56.3M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$22.7M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$17.7M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
S
26
SignatureFD
Georgia
$5.32M – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
27
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$4.9M -$10.1M -112,837 -68%
BOTW
28
Bank of the West
California
$4.75M +$681K +7,609 +17%
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.7M -$1.18M -13,136 -21%
BCM
30
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$4.63M +$1.22M +13,663 +38%
AL
31
Aspiriant LLC
California
$4.31M +$4.17M +46,559 New
VV
32
Valentine Ventures
Oregon
$4.06M -$109K -1,215 -3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
33
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$3.77M +$161K +1,800 +5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.75M -$199K -2,219 -5%
HSA
35
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$3.47M -$10.6M -118,750 -76%
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.32M -$16.9K -189 -0.5%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.07M +$2.28M +25,448 +199%
BCM
38
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.64M -$1.35M -15,097 -35%
FTUS
39
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.51M +$1.17M +13,119 +94%
VF
40
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.29M -$2.24M -25,032 -50%
MTIM
41
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.95M +$415K +4,637 +28%
TH
42
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.85M +$917K +10,240 +106%
MSU
43
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
$1.74M +$1.68M +18,750 New
Millennium Management
44
Millennium Management
New York
$1.71M +$1.24M +13,852 +301%
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.67M +$32.1K +359 +2%
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.56M +$1.47M +16,381 +3,810%
LNC
47
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.53M +$565K +6,311 +62%
AG
48
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.44M +$1.39M +15,527 New
RJFSA
49
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.4M -$883K -9,866 -39%
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.38M +$56.6K +632 +4%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

172 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $658M — down 8.3% from $717M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of USO and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $47M. The largest seller was HBK Investments, cutting an estimated $71.4M.

  • 172 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2016, down from 187 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $658M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $47M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2016 was HBK Investments, an estimated $71.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.