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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
Truist Financial
76
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$628K +$11.8K +175 +2%
WWP
77
WR Wealth Planners
Missouri
$622K +$565K +8,394 New
US Bancorp
78
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$611K +$473K +7,035 +581%
OIA
79
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$582K +$528K +7,850 New
KP
80
Keel Point
Alabama
$537K – – –
FWM
81
Finer Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$522K -$4.24K -63 -0.9%
Envestnet Asset Management
82
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$508K -$88.2K -1,312 -16%
CWM
83
CIBC World Markets
New York
$505K +$54.7K +814 +14%
IAN
84
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$486K +$1.68K +25 +0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
85
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$472K +$96.2K +1,431 +29%
UBS Group
86
UBS Group
Switzerland
$471K +$175K +2,598 +69%
AFA
87
Atlas Financial Advisors
California
$471K +$427K +6,349 New
HighTower Advisors
88
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$446K -$1.17M -17,400 -74%
IAG
89
Investmark Advisory Group
Connecticut
$444K – – –
MFG
90
Menard Financial Group
Texas
$383K – – –
APA
91
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$362K -$56.3K -837 -15%
PP
92
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$333K +$302K +4,490 New
TCM
93
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$330K +$300K +4,459 New
SMC
94
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$324K – – –
EPM
95
Equitec Proprietary Markets
Illinois
$304K +$276K +4,100 New
BCM
96
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$302K -$4.44K -66 -2%
FHA
97
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$293K – – –
CTC
98
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$292K – – –
RIA
99
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$288K +$261K +3,887 New
TI
100
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$277K – – –
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4
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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.