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United States Oil Fund
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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $658M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.54% → 2.55% (+0.01%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 187 → 172 (-15)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $717M → $658M (-$59.8M)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 59

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $626M | Put options by funds: $890M

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
172
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-8.02%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
18
Increased
51
Reduced
59
Closed
32
Calls
$626M
Puts
$890M
Net Calls
-$264M
Net Calls Change
-$153M

Top Buyers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$47M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.66M
3
OTC
Opera Trading Capital
France
+$6.6M
4
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
+$5.82M
5
ACI
AB CarVal Investors
Minnesota
+$5.6M

Top Sellers

1
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$71.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$56.3M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$22.7M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$17.7M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KF
151
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$12K -$5.55K -62 -33%
PMFA
152
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$12K – – –
SEI Investments
153
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$12K – – –
PVH
154
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$10K – – –
AWM
155
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$8K – – –
ASN
156
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$8K +$4.83K +54 +169%
SFG
157
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$8K +$7.88K +88 New
TWA
158
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$7K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
159
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6K – – –
SF
160
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$6K +$5.46K +61 New
GBBWRPM
161
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
$6K +$6.27K +70 New
IIC
162
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$5K – – –
TCM
163
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$5K – – –
WP
164
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$4.63K +$4.48K +50 New
ST
165
Spot Trading
Illinois
$4K -$2.81M -31,337 -100%
BL
166
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$4K – – –
BlackRock
167
BlackRock
New York
$4K – – –
SIG
168
Stanford Investment Group
California
$3K – – –
FHC
169
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.14K -$9.31K -104 -0.4%
EWM
170
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
PFG
171
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$2K – – –
SAMH
172
Shanda Asset Management Holdings
British Virgin Islands
– -$6.93K -89,298 Closed
IP
173
Interval Partners
New York
– -$2.92M -37,568 Closed
SG Americas Securities
174
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$2.89M -32,279 Closed
CWM
175
CIBC World Markets
New York
– -$1.71M -19,139 Closed
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

172 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $658M — down 8.3% from $717M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of USO and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $47M. The largest seller was HBK Investments, cutting an estimated $71.4M.

  • 172 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2016, down from 187 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $658M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $47M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2016 was HBK Investments, an estimated $71.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.