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United States Oil Fund
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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in United States Oil Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 34

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.19B (+$76.5M)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.63% → 6.39% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141 → 130 (-11)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 41

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $979M | Put options by funds: $1.49B

Holders
130
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-7.8%
% of All Funds
3.5%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
32
Increased
41
Reduced
34
Closed
41
Calls
$979M
Puts
$1.49B
Net Calls
-$506M
Net Calls Change
+$587M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$148M
2
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
+$51.1M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$42.2M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$40.2M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$21.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$197M
2
GE
General Electric
Ohio
-$38.5M
3
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
-$35.5M
4
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$34.6M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$27.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Canada Life
126
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3K – – –
W
127
Wealthfront
California
$2K +$2.06K +13 +433%
LWA
128
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$1K – – –
ASN
129
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K +$1.11K +7 New
FHC
130
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$393 -$38K -239 -9%
GE
131
General Electric
Ohio
– -$38.5M -285,975 Closed
WRF
132
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
– -$34.6M -256,691 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
133
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$22M -163,125 Closed
T
134
Tahithromos
New York
– -$18.7M -139,097 Closed
DCM
135
DG Capital Management
New York
– -$8.42M -62,500 Closed
EAM
136
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$6.74M -50,000 Closed
VFS
137
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
– -$4.81M -35,717 Closed
FNT
138
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$4.61M -34,224 Closed
WA
139
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
– -$4.85M -30,530 Closed
PMAM
140
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$3.9M -28,950 Closed
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
141
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
– -$2.02M -15,000 Closed
Fidelity Investments
142
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$1.78M -13,238 Closed
MSP
143
Madison Street Partners
Colorado
– -$1.68M -12,502 Closed
PP
144
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$1.67M -12,400 Closed
FNYS
145
First New York Securities
New York
– -$1.01M -7,500 Closed
CS
146
Comerica Securities
Michigan
– -$866K -6,432 Closed
GCM
147
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$842K -6,250 Closed
HSBC Holdings
148
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$640K -4,750 Closed
AH
149
Achievement Holdings
Illinois
– -$428 -3,175 Closed
ICOA
150
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$420K -3,099 Closed
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

130 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.19B — up 6.9% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of USO and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $197M.

  • 130 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2015, down from 141 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.19B of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $148M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $197M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.