HRT Financial LP sells $12.05M, buys $16.61M of United States Oil Fund

HRT Financial LP, a 10% shareholder of United States Oil Fund, LP (USO), recently traded its shares. Between September 11 and 15, 2026, the firm sold 78,330 shares of USO, generating about $12.05 million. The sale price ranged from $153.01 to $160.76 per share. In contrast, from September 11 to 14, 2026, HRT Financial LP purchased 105,195 shares of USO for approximately $16.61 million, with prices between $153.97 and $160.00 per share.

As of September 11, 2026, the firm owned 161,583 shares of USO, which reduced to 61,589 shares following the transactions on September 14 and 15, 2026. The ownership was attributed to short sales. USO has shown impressive performance, increasing 110.5% year-to-date and 104% over the past year, trading at $145.58. USO's financial health is rated highly.

USO's monthly account statement for September 2026 was also released, detailing its income and net asset value changes. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions are affecting oil supply, with Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser expressing concerns over critically low global oil inventories due to a seven-month-long Middle Eastern conflict. This conflict has cut oil supply by nearly 3 billion barrels, impacting the Strait of Hormuz.