Performance analysis of USO (United States Oil Fund)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, USO has had an average annual return of +23.19%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, USO has had an average annual return of +21.25%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, USO has had an average annual return of +4.45%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Apr 10, 2006, USO has had an average annual return of -6.85%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.04% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +86.31% | -8.43% | +13.31% | -4.89% | +28.93% | +64.58% | -67.76% | +32.61% | -19.59% | +2.50% | +6.56% | -45.97% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||
| -42.36% | +5.85% | -12.44% | -2.28% | -0.71% | +18.68% | -56.31% | +46.82% | -24.14% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +14.95% | +3.08% | +55.25% | +15.61% | -12.25% | -17.54% | +21.06% | +86.31% | |||||
| 2025 | +3.31% | -3.63% | +2.82% | -17.80% | +5.65% | +8.91% | +8.85% | -6.02% | -1.45% | -1.62% | -2.03% | -2.68% | -8.43% |
| 2024 | +6.37% | +3.45% | +7.34% | -0.48% | -4.51% | +6.40% | -2.32% | -4.41% | -5.93% | +4.51% | -2.01% | +5.47% | +13.31% |
| 2023 | -1.09% | -3.06% | -1.13% | +1.56% | -10.16% | +4.85% | +15.15% | +2.53% | +7.76% | -7.20% | -6.53% | -4.97% | -4.89% |
| 2022 | +14.91% | +8.01% | +9.84% | +4.11% | +10.79% | -5.98% | -2.91% | -6.28% | -10.71% | +9.58% | -1.83% | -0.23% | +28.93% |
| 2021 | +6.59% | +17.31% | -1.84% | +6.71% | +5.03% | +9.82% | +1.53% | -5.16% | +9.40% | +8.70% | -16.19% | +13.52% | +64.58% |
| 2020 | -15.35% | -12.86% | -55.44% | -43.30% | +35.61% | +8.40% | +3.49% | +5.24% | -7.47% | -10.77% | +22.63% | +6.68% | -67.76% |
| 2019 | +17.54% | +5.27% | +4.61% | +6.31% | -16.48% | +8.46% | +0% | -4.80% | -1.07% | -0.36% | +2.83% | +10.25% | +32.61% |
| 2018 | +8.04% | -4.66% | +5.77% | +5.46% | -1.82% | +11.14% | -5.19% | +3.05% | +5.50% | -11.17% | -22.20% | -9.96% | -19.59% |
| 2017 | -3.42% | +1.14% | -7.07% | -3.77% | -2.72% | -4.58% | +8.16% | -6.29% | +8.26% | +4.83% | +4.92% | +4.74% | +2.50% |
Drawdown analysis of USO (United States Oil Fund)
The maximum drawdown for the USO was -98.19%, occurring on Apr 28, 2020. This drawdown has not yet recovered.
The current USO drawdown is -86.29%.
Since Apr 10, 2006 USO has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -98.19% | Jul 14, 2008 | 2968 | Apr 28, 2020 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -40.99% | Jul 13, 2006 | 129 | Jan 18, 2007 | 199 | Oct 31, 2007 | 328 |
| -12.04% | Jan 2, 2008 | 24 | Feb 6, 2008 | 8 | Feb 19, 2008 | 32 |
| -11.18% | Nov 20, 2007 | 10 | Dec 5, 2007 | 18 | Jan 2, 2008 | 28 |
| -10.48% | Apr 21, 2006 | 36 | Jun 13, 2006 | 21 | Jul 13, 2006 | 57 |
| -8.61% | May 21, 2008 | 9 | Jun 4, 2008 | 2 | Jun 6, 2008 | 11 |
| -7.97% | Mar 13, 2008 | 6 | Mar 24, 2008 | 12 | Apr 9, 2008 | 18 |
| -6.15% | Jul 2, 2008 | 4 | Jul 9, 2008 | 2 | Jul 11, 2008 | 6 |
| -5.85% | Nov 6, 2007 | 5 | Nov 13, 2007 | 5 | Nov 20, 2007 | 10 |
| -5.55% | Apr 28, 2008 | 3 | May 1, 2008 | 2 | May 5, 2008 | 5 |
| -4.69% | Jun 6, 2008 | 9 | Jun 19, 2008 | 5 | Jun 26, 2008 | 14 |
| -2.55% | Feb 28, 2008 | 3 | Mar 4, 2008 | 1 | Mar 5, 2008 | 4 |
| -2.50% | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 | Feb 21, 2008 | 3 | Feb 26, 2008 | 4 |
| -2.08% | Apr 23, 2008 | 1 | Apr 24, 2008 | 1 | Apr 25, 2008 | 2 |
| -1.96% | May 9, 2008 | 1 | May 12, 2008 | 4 | May 16, 2008 | 5 |
| -1.50% | Oct 31, 2007 | 1 | Nov 1, 2007 | 1 | Nov 2, 2007 | 2 |
| -1.48% | Feb 26, 2008 | 1 | Feb 27, 2008 | 1 | Feb 28, 2008 | 2 |
| -1.09% | Nov 2, 2007 | 1 | Nov 5, 2007 | 1 | Nov 6, 2007 | 2 |
| -1.06% | Apr 19, 2006 | 1 | Apr 20, 2006 | 1 | Apr 21, 2006 | 2 |
| -0.81% | Apr 9, 2008 | 1 | Apr 10, 2008 | 2 | Apr 14, 2008 | 3 |
| -0.52% | Apr 11, 2006 | 1 | Apr 12, 2006 | 1 | Apr 13, 2006 | 2 |
| -0.19% | Mar 6, 2008 | 1 | Mar 7, 2008 | 1 | Mar 10, 2008 | 2 |
| -0.08% | Jun 27, 2008 | 1 | Jun 30, 2008 | 1 | Jul 1, 2008 | 2 |