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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
Squarepoint
201
Squarepoint
New York
– -$21.8M -401,823 Closed
CI
202
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$5.92M -108,872 Closed
HWA
203
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
– -$3.04M -55,962 Closed
HSBC Holdings
204
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$3.06M -55,568 Closed
IG
205
ING Group
Netherlands
– -$2.07M -38,000 Closed
GEM
206
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
– -$1.44M -26,460 Closed
STA
207
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
– -$1.13M -20,797 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
208
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$1.12M -20,612 Closed
RFWA
209
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
– -$1.1M -20,286 Closed
GIM
210
Grassi Investment Management
California
– -$1.09M -20,000 Closed
TFO
211
Tarbox Family Office
California
– -$761K -14,000 Closed
JF
212
Jump Financial
Illinois
– -$732K -13,472 Closed
SFG
213
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
– -$544K -10,000 Closed
FTUS
214
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$524K -9,633 Closed
PAG
215
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$476K -8,754 Closed
William Blair & Company
216
William Blair & Company
Illinois
– -$391K -7,188 Closed
GCM
217
Goldstream Capital Management
Hong Kong
– -$349K -6,429 Closed
BWM
218
Bulltick Wealth Management
Florida
– -$373K -5,550 Closed
CL
219
CPWM LLC
Washington
– -$264K -5,032 Closed
GVAG
220
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
– -$258K -4,749 Closed
IAG
221
Investment Advisory Group
Massachusetts
– -$300K -4,684 Closed
WPC
222
Wedmont Private Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$211K -3,622 Closed
CAL
223
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$136K -2,500 Closed
SJIM
224
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
– -$98K -1,797 Closed
VI
225
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
– -$68K -1,252 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.