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United States Oil Fund
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $875M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 40

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $658M → $875M (+$217M)

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 22

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172 → 176 (+4)

0.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.55% → 3.15% (+0.59%)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.37B | Put options by funds: $1.45B

Holders
176
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.33%
% of All Funds
4.7%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
28
Increased
58
Reduced
40
Closed
22
Calls
$1.37B
Puts
$1.45B
Net Calls
-$74.6M
Net Calls Change
+$190M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$47.3M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$33.2M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$31.5M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$23.9M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$20.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$19.9M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$7.07M
3
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
-$4.63M
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$4.3M
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$4.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACI
26
AB CarVal Investors
Minnesota
$5.46M – – –
Bank of Nova Scotia
27
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$5.08M +$1.46M +17,350 +43%
S
28
SignatureFD
Georgia
$5.02M – – –
JFA
29
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$5.02M +$4.82M +57,431 New
SG Americas Securities
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
$4.76M +$4.58M +54,471 New
CC
31
Chanos & Company
New York
$4.56M -$800K -9,524 -15%
BCM
32
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$3.89M +$1.34M +15,935 +56%
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.82M +$3.12M +37,129 +563%
VV
34
Valentine Ventures
Oregon
$3.69M -$143K -1,702 -4%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$3.56M +$1.87M +22,316 +121%
VF
36
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.55M +$1.34M +15,921 +64%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.46M +$309K +3,678 +10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
38
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.57M -$931K -11,083 -27%
BOTW
39
Bank of the West
California
$2.57M -$1.84M -21,958 -43%
HSA
40
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$2.19M -$1.05M -12,500 -33%
NSLI
41
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$2.18M +$2.1M +24,950 New
FHC
42
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.98M -$46.5K -554 -2%
JG
43
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.89M +$1.63M +19,394 +881%
CG
44
Cutler Group
California
$1.7M -$4.06M -48,278 -71%
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.66M +$180K +2,146 +13%
ST
46
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.65M +$1.58M +18,834 +45,937%
IP
47
Interval Partners
New York
$1.65M +$1.58M +18,838 New
AG
48
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.45M +$89.9K +1,070 +7%
MFS
49
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.39M +$90.3K +1,075 +7%
TH
50
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.34M -$390K -4,643 -23%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

176 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $875M — up 33% from $658M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new USO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $47.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.9M sold.

  • 176 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q3 2016, up from 172 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $875M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $47.3M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $19.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.