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United States Oil Fund
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $717M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 34

84% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 31

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 187 (+25)

0.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3.33% → 2.54% (-0.79%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $786M → $717M (-$68.9M)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $692M | Put options by funds: $803M

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
187
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+15.43%
% of All Funds
4.98%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
57
Increased
65
Reduced
34
Closed
31
Calls
$692M
Puts
$803M
Net Calls
-$111M
Net Calls Change
-$173M

Top Buyers

1
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
+$58.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$26.3M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$18.6M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$16.6M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$12.3M

Top Sellers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$42.4M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$39.8M
3
SAMH
Shanda Asset Management Holdings
British Virgin Islands
-$27.7M
4
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$23.5M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$20.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NPC
51
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.16M -$36.5K -489 -4%
VFS
52
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.12M +$101K +1,358 +10%
MFS
53
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.1M +$208K +2,781 +24%
KPF
54
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$1.09M -$10.2M -137,098 -91%
FTUS
55
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.09M -$8.78M -117,553 -89%
PP
56
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.06M +$1.02M +13,602 New
CG
57
Cutler Group
California
$1.02M -$1.12M -15,052 -53%
NSLI
58
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$982K +$945K +12,650 New
Ameriprise
59
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$952K +$770K +10,315 +420%
Envestnet Asset Management
60
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$943K +$230K +3,074 +34%
RFC
61
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$940K -$53.4K -715 -6%
PAG
62
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$904K +$318K +4,263 +62%
ID
63
Integral Derivatives
New York
$816K -$611K -8,187 -44%
LNC
64
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$794K +$764K +10,228 New
ICOA
65
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$789K +$649K +8,697 +599%
TH
66
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$753K -$124K -1,662 -15%
RHBC
67
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$747K +$284K +3,809 +65%
VKH
68
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$678K -$820K -10,977 -56%
CA
69
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$658K +$200K +2,684 +46%
RJA
70
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$650K +$232K +3,113 +59%
AIA
71
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$649K -$25.5K -341 -4%
Citadel Advisors
72
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$646K -$15.9M -212,389 -96%
Neuberger Berman Group
73
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$607K +$162K +2,169 +38%
ACM
74
Americafirst Capital Management
California
$583K +$561K +7,513 New
HF
75
HRT Financial
New York
$552K +$357K +4,783 +205%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

187 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $717M — down 8.8% from $786M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new USO positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HBK Investments, adding an estimated $58.6M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $42.4M.

  • 187 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q1 2016, up from 162 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $717M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was HBK Investments, an estimated $58.6M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $42.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.