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United States Oil Fund
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141 hedge funds and large institutions have $984M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 31

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 28

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 141 (+11)

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.39% → 4.91% (-1.5%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $984M (-$206M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $966M | Put options by funds: $1.37B

Holders
141
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+8.46%
% of All Funds
3.94%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
40
Increased
45
Reduced
31
Closed
28
Calls
$966M
Puts
$1.37B
Net Calls
-$403M
Net Calls Change
+$103M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$58.7M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$48.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$36.5M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$31.2M
5
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
+$26.3M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$90.8M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$33.9M
3
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$16.9M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$13M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$9.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
1
Citigroup
New York
$131M +$12.9M +104,803 +10%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$125M +$58.7M +478,237 +81%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$118M +$48.9M +398,265 +66%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$90.1M -$90.8M -739,214 -49%
HI
5
HBK Investments
Texas
$63M +$26.3M +214,179 +67%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$58M +$31.2M +253,730 +106%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$38.2M +$6.09M +49,551 +18%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$37.8M +$36.5M +296,962 +1,198%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$26.5M +$19.3M +157,249 +61%
CA
10
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$22.5M +$4.55M +37,058 +24%
N
11
Natixis
France
$19.9M +$20.9M +169,814 New
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
$19.4M +$2.22M +18,093 +12%
GE
13
General Electric
Ohio
$18.7M +$19.6M +159,388 New
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
$17.5M +$9.63M +78,359 +100%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$17.5M +$13.9M +113,018 +315%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$15.8M -$8.62M -70,191 -35%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
17
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$12.9M -$5.99M -48,763 -31%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.2M -$5.61M -45,648 -31%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.6M -$33.9M -275,666 -74%
BG
20
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$10.7M – – –
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.82M -$2.84M -23,108 -22%
CC
22
Chanos & Company
New York
$8.17M +$773K +6,289 +10%
ST
23
Spot Trading
Illinois
$6.12M +$6.41M +52,148 New
TAAM
24
Top Ace Asset Management
Hong Kong
$5.58M +$5.83M +47,500 New
SCM
25
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$5.35M -$6.61M -53,842 -54%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

141 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $984M — down 17% from $1.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new USO positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $58.7M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $90.8M.

  • 141 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q3 2015, up from 130 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $984M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $58.7M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $90.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.