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United States Oil Fund
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $534M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.48B | Put options by funds: $889M

1.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.37% → 20% (+1.6%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 28

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 180 → 176 (-4)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $569M → $534M (-$35.6M)

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
176
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.22%
% of All Funds
3.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
27
Increased
22
Reduced
67
Closed
28
Calls
$1.48B
Puts
$889M
Net Calls
+$591M
Net Calls Change
+$234M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$20.6M
2
VA
Verdad Advisers
Massachusetts
+$9.78M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$9.41M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$7.42M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$6.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$60.8M
2
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
-$28.4M
3
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
-$12.3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.02M
5
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$6.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
26
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.01M -$288K -5,880 -7%
JP Morgan Chase
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.94M -$296K -6,060 -7%
PFS
28
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$3.74M -$752K -15,378 -18%
SWM
29
Stockman Wealth Management
Montana
$3.71M -$18.3K -375 -0.5%
HWA
30
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
$2.94M – – –
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.75M +$569K +11,635 +29%
FDCDDQ
32
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$2.67M -$1.13M -23,112 -31%
JF
33
Jump Financial
Illinois
$2.5M +$2.33M +47,609 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
34
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.26M -$1.45M -29,591 -41%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.25M -$438K -8,949 -17%
LNC
36
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$2.24M -$50.6K -1,035 -2%
HighTower Advisors
37
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.09M -$3.77M -76,991 -66%
IG
38
ING Group
Netherlands
$2M – – –
CAN
39
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.76M +$1.14M +23,294 +227%
KAS
40
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.73M -$473K -9,662 -23%
KeyBank National Association
41
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.71M +$1.59M +32,500 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
42
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.64M -$2.5K -51 -0.2%
Daiwa Securities Group
43
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$1.47M +$1.37M +28,000 New
CG
44
Castellan Group
Kentucky
$1.43M -$157K -3,215 -11%
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$1.38M -$59.8K -1,222 -4%
STA
46
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$1.38M – – –
TSS
47
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.35M +$582K +11,890 +86%
RFWA
48
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$1.08M -$1.27K -26 -0.1%
GIM
49
Grassi Investment Management
California
$1.05M – – –
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.01M -$8.41K -172 -0.9%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

176 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $534M — down 6.3% from $569M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of USO and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $20.6M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $60.8M.

  • 176 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q3 2021, down from 180 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $534M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q3 2021, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q3 2021 and 28 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q3 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $20.6M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q3 2021 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $60.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.