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United States Oil Fund
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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $722M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.42% → 6.31% (+0.88%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $729M → $722M (-$6.92M)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 143 (-22)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 46

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $779M | Put options by funds: $1.16B

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 34

Holders
143
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
31
Reduced
46
Closed
34
Calls
$779M
Puts
$1.16B
Net Calls
-$385M
Net Calls Change
-$402M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$65.9M
2
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$24.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$22.3M
4
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
+$21.4M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$39.6M
2
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$26.9M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$17.2M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$13.8M
5
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
26
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$3.71M +$3.84M +38,466 New
BS
27
Banco Santander
Spain
$3.35M -$4.15M -41,625 -54%
FTUS
28
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.12M -$3.64M -36,510 -53%
HFM
29
Harvest Fund Management
China
$3.07M +$1.6M +16,051 +102%
FDCDDQ
30
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$2.97M -$106K -1,060 -3%
GLI
31
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$2.6M – – –
HT
32
HAP Trading
New York
$2.26M -$512K -5,130 -18%
WMSA
33
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$2.23M -$810K -8,125 -26%
CCMW
34
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$2.21M +$603K +6,044 +36%
CC
35
Chanos & Company
New York
$2.17M -$1.66M -16,624 -42%
DS
36
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.06M +$2.14M +21,431 New
PCM
37
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$1.81M +$789K +7,906 +73%
HSA
38
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$1.81M – – –
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.79M -$85.5K -857 -4%
TSS
40
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.61M +$1.1M +10,981 +191%
LTFS
41
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.3M -$29.9K -300 -2%
HF
42
HRT Financial
New York
$1.29M +$798K +8,005 +148%
Simplex Trading
43
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.25M +$1.29M +12,965 New
PFS
44
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.15M +$1.19M +11,937 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
45
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.14M +$621K +6,225 +112%
PVH
46
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.08M -$748K -7,500 -40%
Commonwealth Equity Services
47
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.05M -$182K -1,820 -14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$934K -$358K -3,590 -27%
M&T Bank
49
M&T Bank
New York
$887K – – –
N
50
Natixis
France
$744K – – –
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

143 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $722M — down 0.95% from $729M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of USO and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 46 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $65.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $39.6M.

  • 143 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2019, down from 165 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $722M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2019, down 0.95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 34 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $65.9M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $39.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.