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United States Oil Fund
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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $729M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $642M → $729M (+$87M)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $648M | Put options by funds: $631M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 31

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 166 → 165 (-1)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.53% → 5.42% (-1.1%)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 50

Holders
165
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.6%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
31
Increased
29
Reduced
50
Closed
31
Calls
$648M
Puts
$631M
Net Calls
+$16.7M
Net Calls Change
+$171M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$43.8M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$23.8M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$17.7M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$10.2M
5
BS
Banco Santander
Spain
+$7.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$84M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$24.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$20.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.7M
5
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
-$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWP
151
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
$5K +$4.14K +45 New
GSWM
152
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$5K +$4.6K +50 New
CIAS
153
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$4K -$3.41K -37 -49%
PA
154
Parallel Advisors
California
$3K – – –
PFGIA
155
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
SIAP
156
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
JCM
157
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
AA
158
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$1K – – –
FFW
159
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$1K – – –
NWM
160
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$1K – – –
WAP
161
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
TA
162
TCG Advisors
Texas
$1K +$552 +6 New
FMP
163
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$1K +$1.2K +13 New
JT
164
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$10.6M -136,636 Closed
Simplex Trading
165
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$6.4M -69,554 Closed
IMC Chicago
166
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$5.53M -60,073 Closed
GEM
167
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
– -$2.19M -28,375 Closed
ACPU
168
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
– -$966K -12,500 Closed
CL
169
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
– -$635K -8,214 Closed
BCM
170
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$427K -5,525 Closed
HI
171
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$308K -3,988 Closed
Mackenzie Financial
172
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
– -$253K -3,279 Closed
DWM
173
Destination Wealth Management
California
– -$233K -3,018 Closed
CIBC World Market
174
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$218K -2,825 Closed
SI
175
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
– -$205K -2,656 Closed
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

165 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $729M — up 14% from $642M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in USO was balanced in Q1 2019: 31 funds opened new positions, 31 closed out, 29 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $43.8M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $84M.

  • 165 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q1 2019, down from 166 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $729M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 31 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was Barclays, an estimated $43.8M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $84M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.