Form 8-K United States Oil Fund, For: Dec 23

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2015

 

	UNITED STATES OIL FUND, LP
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	001-32834	20-2830691
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1530 Oakland, California 94612
(510) 522-9600	(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
	Not Applicable
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On December 23, 2015, United States Oil Fund, LP (the “Registrant”) issued its monthly account statement for the month ended November 30, 2015, which is presented in the form of a Statement of Income (Loss) and a Statement of Changes in Net Asset Value, as required pursuant to Rule 4.22 under the Commodity Exchange Act. A copy of the monthly account statement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and also can be found on the Registrant’s website at www.unitedstatescommodityfunds.com. The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99.1 Monthly Account Statement of the Registrant for the month ended November 30, 2015.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	UNITED STATES OIL FUND, LP
	By:	United States Commodity Funds LLC, its general partner
Date:  December 23, 2015	By:	/s/ Stuart P. Crumbaugh
	Name:	Stuart P. Crumbaugh
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

United States Oil Fund, LP

Monthly Account Statement

For the Month Ended November 30, 2015  

 

Statement of Income (Loss)
Income
Realized Trading Gain (Loss) on Futures		$	(315,021,441	)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Market Value of Futures			(88,952,130	)
Dividend Income			6,574
Interest Income			224,072
ETF Transaction Fees			28,000
Total Income (Loss)		$	(403,714,925	)
Expenses
General Partner Management Fees		$	1,117,499
Professional Fees			207,753
Brokerage Commissions			507,426
Non-interested Directors' Fees and Expenses			18,242
Prepaid Insurance Expense			8,002
NYMEX License Fee			37,250
SEC & FINRA Registration Expense			26,693
Total Expenses		$	1,922,865
Net Income (Loss)		$	(405,637,790	)

 

Statement of Changes in Net Asset Value
Net Asset Value Beginning of Month 11/1/15		$	2,871,075,972
Additions (69,000,000 Shares)			930,626,366
Withdrawals (8,600,000 Shares)			(119,798,974	)
Net Income (Loss)			(405,637,790	)
Net Asset Value End of Month		$	3,276,265,574
Net Asset Value Per Share (253,300,000 Shares)		$	12.93

 

To the Limited Partners of United States Oil Fund, LP:  

 

Pursuant to Rule 4.22(h) under the Commodity Exchange Act, the undersigned represents that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the information contained in the Account Statement for the month ended November 30, 2015 is accurate and complete.  

 

/s/ Stuart P. Crumbaugh

Stuart P. Crumbaugh

Chief Financial Officer

United States Commodity Funds LLC, General Partner of United States Oil Fund, LP  

 

United States Commodity Funds LLC

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1530

Oakland, CA 94612

   

 

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