How far is USO below its high?

57.1% below its high of Apr 8, 2011, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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USO · United States Oil Fund, LP

USO tracks the Oil and returned +112.2% over the past year.

Commodity fund · Oil · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+112.2%Total return, 1 year

not publishedExpense ratio

not filedHoldings

−57.1%Below its high

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Period by period

USO over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+23.5%	+3.3%	+20.2 pts	+24.3 pts
6 months	+29.2%	+16.0%	+13.2 pts	+8.5 pts
1 year	+112.2%	+17.5%	+94.7 pts	+89.2 pts
3 years	+94.3%	+77.9%	+16.5 pts	−0.7 pts
Since listing	−51.9%	+804.4%	−856.3 pts	−1725.8 pts

In plain words

USO is a commodity fund tracking the Oil. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +112.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 57.1% below its high of Apr 8, 2011 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracks	Oil
Fund type	Commodity fund
Expense ratio	not published
Price	$154.90
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−57.1%

Questions people ask

How has USO performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, USO returned +112.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +94.3%.
How far is USO below its high?: 57.1% below its high of Apr 8, 2011, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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