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United States Oil Fund
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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $875M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $581M → $875M (+$294M)

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.04B | Put options by funds: $1.43B

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 45

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 196 → 203 (+7)

2.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.67% → 25.82% (+2.1%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
203
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.57%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
57
Increased
41
Reduced
57
Closed
45
Calls
$2.04B
Puts
$1.43B
Net Calls
+$603M
Net Calls Change
-$27.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$73.7M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$69.8M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$59.4M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$23.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$22.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$84.9M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$26.8M
3
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$21.8M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$19.4M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$15.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mirae Asset Global Investments
51
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.45M -$108K -1,600 -8%
CAN
52
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.44M +$503K +7,478 +63%
Wells Fargo
53
Wells Fargo
California
$1.41M -$307K -4,569 -19%
BOTW
54
Bank of the West
California
$1.4M – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
55
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$1.36M -$639K -9,500 -34%
MTIM
56
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.32M +$1.2M +17,796 New
CG
57
Castellan Group
Kentucky
$1.24M -$726K -10,798 -39%
IFG
58
Independent Financial Group
California
$1.23M +$1.12M +16,624 New
AWP
59
Abacus Wealth Partners
California
$1.11M +$1.01M +15,000 New
Nomura Asset Management
60
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.08M +$551K +8,200 +130%
DWA
61
Delos Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.02M -$86K -1,279 -9%
SW
62
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$927K – – –
CL
63
CSS LLC
Illinois
$877K +$796K +11,831 New
CA
64
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$811K -$541K -8,043 -42%
WCM
65
Washburn Capital Management
Florida
$811K +$736K +10,945 New
CA
66
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$807K – – –
Lido Advisors
67
Lido Advisors
California
$804K -$3.23K -48 -0.4%
AAS
68
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$767K -$89K -1,323 -11%
KCM
69
KLK Capital Management
California
$761K +$691K +10,270 New
WIP
70
WealthCare Investment Partners
Rhode Island
$687K – – –
MML Investors Services
71
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$684K +$284K +4,216 +84%
AWM
72
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$677K +$3.3K +49 +0.5%
BRWM
73
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$656K +$595K +8,844 New
EOCM
74
Energy Opportunities Capital Management
Texas
$654K +$593K +8,820 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
75
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$633K -$251K -3,731 -30%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

203 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $875M — up 51% from $581M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new USO positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $73.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $84.9M.

  • 203 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q1 2022, up from 196 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $875M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q1 2022, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 45 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $73.7M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $84.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.