United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) Trading 9.3% Higher – Should You Buy?

United States Oil Fund LP (NYSEARCA:USOGet Free Report)’s share price was up 9.3% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $118.91 and last traded at $118.85. Approximately 8,825,761 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 56% from the average session volume of 20,121,201 shares. The stock had previously closed at $108.70.

United States Oil Fund News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting United States Oil Fund this week:

United States Oil Fund Trading Up 9.3%

The stock has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.22 and a beta of -0.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $126.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United States Oil Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in USO. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of United States Oil Fund during the first quarter worth $1,749,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd grew its position in United States Oil Fund by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 239,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,030,000 after buying an additional 60,569 shares during the last quarter. Indie Asset Partners LLC acquired a new position in United States Oil Fund in the 4th quarter valued at $2,113,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated acquired a new position in United States Oil Fund in the 1st quarter valued at $2,051,000. Finally, Global Endowment Management LP purchased a new position in United States Oil Fund during the 4th quarter worth $346,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.47% of the company’s stock.

United States Oil Fund Company Profile

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United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) is a commodity pool that issues limited partnership interests (shares) traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc (the NYSE Arca). The investment objective of USO is for the daily changes in percentage terms of its shares’ per share net asset value (NAV) to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of light, sweet crude oil delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma, as measured by the daily changes in the price of the futures contract for light, sweet crude oil traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within over two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire, less USO’s expenses.

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