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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
HR
126
Howe & Rusling
New York
$93K – – –
TJHA
127
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$93K – – –
CCMW
128
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$93K +$78.4K +1,166 +1,388%
AWM
129
Atticus Wealth Management
Florida
$86K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
130
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$85K – – –
GWM
131
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$79K -$10.2K -152 -12%
BWM
132
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$75K +$67.3K +1,001 +16,683%
NFSG
133
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$63K +$20.2K +300 +55%
MW
134
Milestone Wealth
New York
$62K – – –
GEA
135
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$60.2K +$37.8K +562 +225%
National Bank of Canada
136
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$57K -$4.17K -62 -7%
GRP
137
Global Retirement Partners
California
$47K +$38.3K +569 New
CP
138
Castleview Partners
Texas
$46K -$2.27M -33,723 -98%
S
139
SignatureFD
Georgia
$40K -$33.6K -500 -48%
IA
140
IFP Advisors
Florida
$38K +$38.6K +574 +38%
SIC
141
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$37K -$8.41K -125 -20%
FA
142
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$37K – – –
LPWM
143
Lake Point Wealth Management
Texas
$35K -$2.69K -40 -8%
IUHSA
144
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$34K +$30.9K +459 New
PA
145
PSI Advisors
Florida
$28K -$2.56K -38 -9%
MCC
146
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$27K +$24.7K +367 New
CFD
147
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$26K – – –
CFGS
148
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$24K -$44.5K -662 -67%
AWM
149
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$24K – – –
RG
150
Retirement Group
California
$23K – – –
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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.