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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
RA
176
Rise Advisors
New York
$6K – – –
JMF
177
Johnson Midwest Financial
Iowa
$5K – – –
TWA
178
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$5K – – –
BWL
179
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$5K +$4.98K +74 New
AIP
180
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$4K -$110K -1,630 -96%
GI
181
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$4K -$6.05K -90 -63%
BFC
182
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$4K – – –
VNA
183
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3K -$43K -640 -94%
AF
184
Allworth Financial
California
$3K +$2.96K +44 New
WAM
185
WFA Asset Management
Wisconsin
$2.6K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
186
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K -$9.75K -145 -82%
Rockefeller Capital Management
187
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2K – – –
SWM
188
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$2K – – –
TF
189
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
LWA
190
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$2K +$1.55K +23 New
JPLA
191
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$2K +$1.68K +25 New
RDIA
192
RE Dickinson Investment Advisors
Iowa
$2K +$1.68K +25 New
YAL
193
Your Advocates Ltd
Texas
$2K +$2.02K +30 New
AA
194
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$1K – – –
Fidelity Investments
195
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
BCMLT
196
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$1K +$1.01K +15 New
WPA
197
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$889 – – –
WIM
198
Westside Investment Management
California
$49 -$4.17K -62 -9%
FGAM
199
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$26 +$1.34K +20 +37%
Bank of Nova Scotia
200
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
– -$26.8M -493,500 Closed
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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.