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United States Oil Fund

130 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in United States Oil Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 34

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.19B (+$76.5M)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.63%6.39% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141130 (-11)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 41

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $979M | Put options by funds: $1.49B

Holders
130
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-7.8%
% of All Funds
3.5%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
32
Increased
41
Reduced
34
Closed
41
Calls
$979M
Puts
$1.49B
Net Calls
-$506M
Net Calls Change
+$587M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$240M +$148M +931,539 +162%
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$161M +$42.2M +265,947 +36%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$96.3M -$27.4M -172,721 -22%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$93.8M -$20.4M -128,605 -18%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$59.5M +$21M +132,031 +55%
HI
6
HBK Investments
Texas
$51.2M +$51.1M +321,889 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43.9M -$5.5M -34,642 -11%
SG Americas Securities
8
SG Americas Securities
New York
$41M +$40.2M +253,340 +5,847%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$38.2M -$197M -1,241,929 -84%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$28.6M +$1.27M +8,015 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
11
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$25.2M -$2.04M -12,819 -7%
CA
12
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$24.5M +$7.53M +47,419 +44%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.8M +$11M +69,494 +87%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$23.4M +$17.5M +110,494 +301%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
15
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$21.9M +$21.6M +136,268 +8,155%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17M -$1.35M -8,475 -7%
SCM
17
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$15.8M -$35.5M -223,713 -69%
BG
18
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$14.5M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
19
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$13M -$2.06M -12,975 -14%
PAMP
20
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$12.9M +$1.98M +12,500 +18%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$11.9M +$877K +5,526 +8%
CC
22
Chanos & Company
New York
$10.1M +$927K +5,838 +10%
ED
23
Exane Derivatives
France
$9.96M -$2.16M -13,575 -18%
Nomura Holdings
24
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$9.58M -$14.5M -91,402 -60%
JT
25
Jump Trading
Illinois
$8.64M +$7.27M +45,769 +533%

USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

130 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.19B — up 6.9% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of USO and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $197M.

  • 130 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2015, down from 141 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.19B of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $148M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $197M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.