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United States Oil Fund
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180 hedge funds and large institutions have $569M invested in United States Oil Fund in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.45B | Put options by funds: $1.09B

1.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.49% → 18.37% (+1.9%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $584M → $569M (-$15.1M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185 → 180 (-5)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 34

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 60

Holders
180
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
3.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
30
Increased
30
Reduced
60
Closed
34
Calls
$1.45B
Puts
$1.09B
Net Calls
+$357M
Net Calls Change
-$272M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$15.5M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$9.02M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$7.39M
4
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$5.14M
5
HT
HAP Trading
New York
+$4.29M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$86.8M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$36.9M
3
HFM
Harvest Fund Management
China
-$11.2M
4
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$8.81M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$8.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$168M +$7.39M +163,684 +5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56.1M +$15.5M +344,459 +44%
SMFG
3
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$29M -$3.21M -71,056 -11%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$28.9M -$36.9M -816,711 -59%
Group One Trading
5
Group One Trading
Illinois
$23.4M +$5.14M +113,889 +32%
Victory Capital Management
6
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$23.2M +$9.02M +199,860 +76%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$15.2M -$2.44M -54,134 -15%
HFM
8
Harvest Fund Management
China
$15.1M -$11.2M -249,018 -45%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.7M +$2.24M +49,585 +20%
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$13.6M -$5.96M -132,012 -33%
AIMCA
11
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$12.3M – – –
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$11.7M -$647K -14,334 -6%
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$10.7M +$1.76M +39,032 +22%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$8.56M +$3.57M +79,131 +86%
PL
15
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$8.55M +$1.6M +35,354 New
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$7.13M +$1.13M +24,985 +21%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.69M +$1.25M +27,739 +26%
Simplex Trading
18
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$6.38M -$4.75M -105,260 -45%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.82M -$4.12M -91,265 -44%
Wolverine Trading
20
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$5.06M -$8.81M -195,275 -66%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.04M -$86.8M -1,922,246 -95%
WMSA
22
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$4.96M +$963K +21,343 +27%
HT
23
HAP Trading
New York
$4.74M +$4.29M +95,045 New
PFS
24
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$4.32M +$99.8K +2,210 +3%
HSBC Holdings
25
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.12M +$452K +10,020 +14%
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USO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

180 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Oil Fund (USO) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $569M — down 2.6% from $584M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of USO and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $86.8M.

  • 180 institutional investors held United States Oil Fund (USO) as of Q2 2021, down from 185 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $569M of United States Oil Fund stock for Q2 2021, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new United States Oil Fund positions in Q2 2021 and 34 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund buyer in Q2 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest United States Oil Fund seller in Q2 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $86.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.