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United States Oil Fund
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196 hedge funds and large institutions have $581M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 32

46% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2B | Put options by funds: $1.37B

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176 → 196 (+20)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $534M → $581M (+$47.2M)

3.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20% → 23.67% (+3.7%)

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
196
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+11.36%
% of All Funds
3.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
54
Increased
31
Reduced
60
Closed
32
Calls
$2B
Puts
$1.37B
Net Calls
+$630M
Net Calls Change
+$39M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$61.6M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$51.1M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$26.8M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
+$21.9M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$8.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$42.5M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$22.4M
3
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$18.7M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$15.1M
5
VA
Verdad Advisers
Massachusetts
-$10.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JMF
176
Johnson Midwest Financial
Iowa
$3K -$54 -1 -2%
BFC
177
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$3K – – –
GWSG
178
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$3K – – –
TF
179
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
WAM
180
WFA Asset Management
Wisconsin
$1.9K +$1.9K +35 New
SWM
181
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$1K -$21.8K -400 -94%
Rockefeller Capital Management
182
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1K – – –
WT
183
Whittier Trust
California
$1K +$979 +18 New
WPA
184
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$652 – – –
CP
185
Castleview Partners
Texas
$632 +$1.87M +34,355 New
TWC
186
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$353 +$272 +5 New
WIM
187
Westside Investment Management
California
$39 – – –
FGAM
188
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$19 +$2.94K +54 New
VA
189
Verdad Advisers
Massachusetts
– -$10.5M -200,000 Closed
OCAM
190
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$4.62M -50,000 Closed
KeyBank National Association
191
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
– -$1.71M -32,500 Closed
TSS
192
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$1.35M -25,724 Closed
HF
193
HRT Financial
New York
– -$737K -14,029 Closed
PCP
194
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$535K -10,185 Closed
PP
195
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$521K -9,910 Closed
CSS
196
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$467K -8,894 Closed
BAM
197
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$424K -8,066 Closed
FMBTD
198
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
– -$422K -8,028 Closed
SPC
199
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$381K -7,246 Closed
HR
200
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
– -$368K -7,003 Closed
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

196 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $581M — up 8.9% from $534M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new USO positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $61.6M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $42.5M.

  • 196 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q4 2021, up from 176 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $581M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q4 2021, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 32 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $61.6M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q4 2021 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $42.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.