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USOUnited States Oil Fund, LP

Beat inflation20y track recordRanked #44 of 111 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%

#4,776 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$1.9B

#818 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+105.2%

Track Record

20 years

#278 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$24,475+144.8%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Commodity

Holdings

By weight

Asset allocation

Other
49.0%
Cash
29.0%
Bonds
22.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
49.0%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-86.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.68Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.01Good downside protection

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 2026-09-18