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USOUnited States Oil Fund, LP

Beat inflation20y track recordRanked #40 of 109 in this goal

Seeks to reflect daily changes in the spot price of light, sweet crude oil.

By USCF Investments · Launched 2006

Annual Cost

0.86%

#4,608 of 5,861 · expensive

Fund Size

$1.9B

#793 of 5,861 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+59.4%

Track Record

20 years

#272 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$21,230+112.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Commodity

What it actually holds

By weight

Asset allocation

Cash
57.3%
Other
42.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
46.9%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-86.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.64Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.94Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to reflect daily changes in the spot price of light, sweet crude oil.
Strategy
Invests primarily in futures contracts for light, sweet crude oil to track daily changes in the spot price of crude oil. Aims to provide exposure for diversification or hedging against oil price changes.
Inception date
April 10, 2006
Fund family
USCF Investments

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Data updated on 2026-08-04