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United States Oil Fund
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $885M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $612M → $885M (+$273M)

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 39

19.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.33% → 59.8% (+19%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 188 (+11)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.46B | Put options by funds: $1.4B

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 46

Holders
188
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.21%
% of All Funds
2.74%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
50
Increased
36
Reduced
46
Closed
39
Calls
$1.46B
Puts
$1.4B
Net Calls
+$63.2M
Net Calls Change
+$417M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$143M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$123M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$91.4M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$58.4M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$35.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$30M
2
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$29.5M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$15.7M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$12.5M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$9.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WWP
76
WR Wealth Planners
Missouri
$418K – – –
OMC
77
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$400K +$435K +6,000 New
Envestnet Asset Management
78
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$399K +$172K +2,371 +66%
IAG
79
Investmark Advisory Group
Connecticut
$395K – – –
IP
80
Ignite Planners
California
$384K -$13.4K -185 -3%
FWM
81
Finer Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$379K -$127K -1,756 -24%
PL
82
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$376K +$9.44M +130,258 +644%
WHG
83
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$351K +$382K +5,270 New
MAC
84
Mason & Associates (California)
California
$341K +$371K +5,120 New
Susquehanna International Group
85
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$340K -$686K -9,465 -65%
Cerity Partners
86
Cerity Partners
New York
$340K +$370K +5,100 New
KWM
87
Keebeck Wealth Management
Illinois
$333K +$363K +5,000 New
FFS
88
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$331K – – –
MS
89
Madden Securities
Texas
$323K -$165K -2,282 -32%
Royal Bank of Canada
90
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$312K +$274K +3,783 +418%
BSW
91
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$304K – – –
DA
92
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$284K +$309K +4,260 New
Corient Private Wealth
93
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$280K -$3.19K -44 -1%
CWM
94
Congress Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$277K +$301K +4,150 New
SMC
95
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$267K -$12.2K -168 -4%
CF
96
Centaurus Financial
California
$264K -$1.45M -20,001 -83%
FHA
97
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$263K – – –
LFG
98
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$252K +$131K +1,804 +91%
TI
99
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$249K – – –
N
100
Natixis
France
$247K – – –
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

188 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $885M — up 45% from $612M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new USO positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $30M.

  • 188 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q4 2023, up from 177 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $885M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 39 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $143M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Barclays, an estimated $30M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.