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United States Oil Fund
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180 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in United States Oil Fund in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $876M → $1.04B (+$165M)

8.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.87% → 25.21% (+8.3%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 202 → 180 (-22)

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $969M | Put options by funds: $1.35B

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 42

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 66

Holders
180
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-10.89%
% of All Funds
3.63%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
22
Increased
25
Reduced
66
Closed
42
Calls
$969M
Puts
$1.35B
Net Calls
-$378M
Net Calls Change
+$144M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$280M
2
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
+$31M
3
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$9.5M
4
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
+$7.2M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$3.39M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$30.1M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$15.6M
3
XS
XR Securities
Illinois
-$15.1M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$11.9M
5
NEIRG
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
-$11.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
101
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$84K – – –
CAL
102
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$71K – – –
SFS
103
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$70K -$627K -21,450 -90%
RIA
104
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$62K – – –
GFPC
105
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$48.1K – – –
SWM
106
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
$48K -$1.93K -66 -4%
CAM
107
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$43K +$39.9K +1,365 New
BWM
108
BNC Wealth Management
Oregon
$41K +$42K +1,437 New
CCM
109
Covington Capital Management
California
$35K – – –
VI
110
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$35K – – –
AF
111
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$34K -$6.93K -237 -17%
AWM
112
Atticus Wealth Management
Florida
$33K -$30K -1,025 -47%
TJHA
113
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$32K – – –
EWA
114
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
$30K +$15.2K +520 +98%
BWM
115
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$29K -$24.7K -843 -45%
KCM
116
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$29K +$30K +1,025 New
AAP
117
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$28K -$14.3K -490 -33%
MLFP
118
MPS Loria Financial Planners
Illinois
$28K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
119
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$28K – – –
CFGS
120
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$28K +$351 +12 +1%
PFS
121
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$27K -$2.46M -84,184 -99%
FFA
122
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
$27K +$27.4K +937 New
IA
123
IFP Advisors
Florida
$26K -$53.1K -1,817 -67%
MCM
124
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$23K – – –
US Bancorp
125
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$22K -$192K -6,562 -90%
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5
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

180 of the 4,957 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $1.04B — up 19% from $876M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of USO and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $280M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $30.1M.

  • 180 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q3 2020, down from 202 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.04B of United States Oil Fund stock for Q3 2020, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q3 2020 and 42 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q3 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $280M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q3 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $30.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.