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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
TSS
76
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$478K -$737K -9,215 -59%
PFA
77
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$466K – – –
ST
78
Spot Trading
Illinois
$415K -$1.64M -20,478 -79%
HSBC Holdings
79
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$407K – – –
ID
80
Integral Derivatives
New York
$404K +$285K +3,563 +203%
RFC
81
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$395K -$500K -6,246 -55%
RHBC
82
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$393K -$100K -1,250 -19%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
83
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$380K – – –
CIBC World Market
84
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$379K +$398K +4,981 New
RJFSA
85
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$358K -$101K -1,257 -21%
SPC
86
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$327K +$4.08K +51 +1%
Comerica Bank
87
Comerica Bank
Texas
$314K – – –
Bank of Montreal
88
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$309K -$242K -3,023 -43%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
89
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$296K – – –
EDRH
90
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$295K +$19K +237 +6%
FAAS
91
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$294K +$141K +1,763 +86%
CAM
92
CMT Asset Management
Illinois
$285K +$300K +3,750 New
MLIC
93
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$271K -$27.5K -344 -9%
BS
94
Banco Santander
Spain
$263K -$280K -3,500 -50%
CL
95
CPWM LLC
Washington
$261K – – –
MWP
96
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$241K +$105K +1,312 +70%
CWM
97
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$235K -$53.1K -664 -17%
LFAS
98
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$228K -$20K -250 -9%
JGC
99
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$227K +$102K +1,272 +74%
MWM
100
Mission Wealth Management
California
$216K +$62.6K +783 +38%
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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.