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United States Oil Fund
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185 hedge funds and large institutions have $584M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.43B | Put options by funds: $800M

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 30

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 185 (+1)

4.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.38% → 16.49% (-4.9%)

37% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $931M → $584M (-$347M)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 60

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
185
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.54%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
31
Reduced
60
Closed
30
Calls
$1.43B
Puts
$800M
Net Calls
+$629M
Net Calls Change
+$824M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$27.9M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$22.1M
3
EFM
E Fund Management
China
+$18.5M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$10.4M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$8.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$494M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$36M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$25.3M
4
HFM
Harvest Fund Management
China
-$23.1M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AF
151
Allworth Financial
California
$7K +$1.96K +50 +37%
SWM
152
Selective Wealth Management
Virginia
$7K +$6.67K +170 New
CL
153
CSS LLC
Illinois
$6K -$118K -3,000 -95%
First Manhattan
154
First Manhattan
New York
$6K – – –
GI
155
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$6K +$3.53K +90 +136%
IF
156
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$5K -$1.33K -34 -23%
JMF
157
Johnson Midwest Financial
Iowa
$5K – – –
MF
158
Manchester Financial
California
$5K – – –
PMFA
159
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$5K – – –
WLPWM
160
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$5K – – –
ACM
161
Allred Capital Management
Texas
$3.04K +$2.94K +75 New
BFEC
162
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K – – –
CFB
163
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$3K – – –
CCMW
164
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$3K – – –
PWMG
165
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$3K – – –
TWA
166
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$3K – – –
NIC
167
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$3K +$3.06K +78 New
BFC
168
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$2K – – –
EWA
169
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2K – – –
PFBT
170
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$2K – – –
VNA
171
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
SWP
172
ShoreHaven Wealth Partners
New Jersey
$2K +$1.96K +50 New
JWBC
173
John W. Brooker & Co
California
$1K – – –
JPLA
174
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$1K – – –
TF
175
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

185 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $584M — down 37% from $931M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new USO positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 31 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Parallax Volatility Advisers, adding an estimated $27.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $494M.

  • 185 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q1 2021, up from 184 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $584M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q1 2021, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 30 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Parallax Volatility Advisers, an estimated $27.9M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q1 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $494M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.