# USO (United States Oil Fund, LP)

USCF · Commodity ETFs · Single commodity or commodity sector · data as of Oct 28, 2026

USO returned +133.3% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.86% a year and holds $1.9bn in net assets on Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. It names no index it tracks. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/commodities/

USO holds oil futures and returned +133.3% over the past year.

## Key facts

- USO, total return, 1 year: +133.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- USO, expense ratio: 0.86%, as of Apr 24, 2026.
- USO, futures and swap contracts, with collateral (USCF daily holdings, Oct 28, 2026): 3, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- USO, below its high: −82.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- USO, net assets: $1.9bn (issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026).
- USO, benchmark: Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its 10-Q sets it against the near month NYMEX futures contract for light, sweet crude oil (the Benchmark Oil Futures Contract), a futures contract and not an index; it is measured by its own holdings and compared with no other fund (ETFIQ, from its filings).

## USO over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return |
| --- | --- |
| 1 month | +11.0% |
| 3 months | +28.8% |
| 6 months | +10.6% |
| Year to date | +140.8% |
| 1 year | +133.3% |
| 3 years | +112.6% |
| 5 years | +191.5% |
| 10 years | +89.1% |
| Since launch | −69.4% |
| Since launch, annualised | −5.6% |

## USO key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $169.53 on Oct 23, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $66.17 on Dec 16, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $166.57, 97% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)

## USO trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 28 close: −0.94%; 95% of days within ±0.94%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/uso/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it holds | Oil futures | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Commodity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Commodities · Single commodity or commodity sector | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.86% | 424B3, Apr 24, 2026 |
| Price | $166.57 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Apr 10, 2006 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $1.9bn | issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its 10-Q sets it against the near month NYMEX futures contract for light, sweet crude oil (the Benchmark Oil Futures Contract), a futures contract and not an index; it is measured by its own holdings and compared with no other fund | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −82.3% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 27, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Oct 27, 2026 | +$49.9m |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026 | −$27.5m |

Daily counts start Oct 6, 2026, so these windows have no daily data: 1 month, 3 months, Year to date, 1 year.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/uso.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has USO performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +112.6%.

### What does USO cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.86% a year.

### How far is USO below its high?

82.3% below its high of Jul 14, 2008, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, USO, commodity fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/uso
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