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United States Oil Fund
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $839M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 19

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $691M → $839M (+$148M)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 48

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 169 → 177 (+8)

0.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.88% → 3.2% (+0.31%)

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $858M | Put options by funds: $1.23B

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
177
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.73%
% of All Funds
4.41%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
28
Increased
54
Reduced
48
Closed
19
Calls
$858M
Puts
$1.23B
Net Calls
-$374M
Net Calls Change
+$97M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$89.7M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$74.9M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$46.6M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$42.3M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$17.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$23.7M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$22M
3
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
-$13.2M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$11M
5
OTC
Opera Trading Capital
France
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
N
26
Natixis
France
$5.78M -$606K -7,580 -9%
HFM
27
Harvest Fund Management
China
$5.33M +$733K +9,159 +15%
PVH
28
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$4.57M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.01M +$4.14M +51,738 +4,956%
OTC
30
Opera Trading Capital
France
$3.94M -$10M -125,000 -71%
Bank of Nova Scotia
31
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$3.93M -$301K -3,762 -7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.56M +$2.13M +26,583 +131%
WA
33
WP Advisors
California
$3.54M -$2.31M -28,819 -38%
Wolverine Trading
34
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$3.46M +$1.69M +21,151 +82%
WMSA
35
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$3M -$2.37M -29,593 -43%
BCM
36
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.94M +$2.7M +33,748 +691%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$2.91M +$3.06M +38,265 New
VF
38
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.9M -$7.54M -94,287 -71%
CC
39
Chanos & Company
New York
$2.83M -$910K -11,376 -23%
CFIC
40
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
$2.67M +$2.81M +35,073 New
IP
41
Interval Partners
New York
$2.64M +$851K +10,636 +44%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.4M -$17.3K -216 -0.7%
Geode Capital Management
43
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.21M – – –
IA
44
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.06M +$520K +6,503 +32%
ED
45
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.03M -$7.39M -92,347 -78%
NPC
46
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.87M +$391K +4,894 +25%
MTIM
47
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.69M +$1.65M +20,632 +1,299%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.57M -$4.88K -61 -0.3%
CT
49
CMT Trading
Illinois
$1.56M +$1.65M +20,580 New
CA
50
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.47M +$160K +1,995 +11%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

177 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $839M — up 21% from $691M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new USO positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Clal Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $89.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $23.7M.

  • 177 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2017, up from 169 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $839M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $89.7M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $23.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.