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United States Oil Fund
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $686M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 39

10.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.01% → 39.28% (+10%)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.27B | Put options by funds: $1.33B

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $744M → $686M (-$57.8M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 204 → 187 (-17)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 46

Holders
187
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
3.22%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
31
Increased
45
Reduced
39
Closed
46
Calls
$1.27B
Puts
$1.33B
Net Calls
-$53.3M
Net Calls Change
+$216M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$88.5M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$86.6M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$34M
4
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
+$30M
5
CS
Clear Street
New York
+$29.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$51.8M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$34.2M
3
PL
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
-$28.8M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$24.1M
5
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$11.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCMLT
176
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$1K – – –
RDFA
177
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$1K – – –
SWM
178
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
$1K – – –
WPA
179
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$783 – – –
MOS
180
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$396 +$283K +3,864 New
WIM
181
Westside Investment Management
California
$43 – – –
FGAM
182
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$22 -$1.1K -15 -19%
JMF
183
Johnson Midwest Financial
Iowa
$4 – – –
Bank of Nova Scotia
184
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
– -$24.1M -300,000 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
185
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$8.84M -120,818 Closed
CAM
186
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
– -$5.42M -67,448 Closed
PAMP
187
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$4.36M -54,273 Closed
RBC
188
Rye Brook Capital
Connecticut
– -$3.21M -40,000 Closed
BCM
189
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$1.13M -13,600 Closed
MFG
190
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
– -$984K -12,250 Closed
CWM
191
CIBC World Markets
New York
– -$964K -12,000 Closed
Walleye Capital
192
Walleye Capital
New York
– -$530K -6,597 Closed
SWA
193
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
– -$518K -6,453 Closed
PI
194
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
– -$385K -6,051 Closed
TSS
195
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$461K -5,741 Closed
HF
196
HRT Financial
New York
– -$452K -5,632 Closed
TI
197
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
– -$429K -5,336 Closed
EOCM
198
Energy Opportunities Capital Management
Texas
– -$362K -4,510 Closed
BBP
199
Banco BTG Pactual
Brazil
– -$322K -4,009 Closed
1WA
200
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
– -$327K -4,000 Closed
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

187 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $686M — down 7.8% from $744M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of USO and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $88.5M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $51.8M.

  • 187 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q3 2022, down from 204 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $686M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q3 2022, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q3 2022 and 46 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q3 2022 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $88.5M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q3 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $51.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.