Last Update: 31 Aug 2021
In the last 10 years, the United States Oil Fund (USO) ETF obtained a -16.04% compound annual return, with a 38.89% standard deviation.
The ETF is related to the following investment themes:
- Asset Class: Commodity
- Commodity: Crude Oil
Capital Growth and Historical Returns
Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.
| Period | Returns Aug 2021 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
-5.17%
|
-5.17%
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
|
0 - 1 | |
|
3M
|
+5.77%
|
-5.17%
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
|
2 - 1 | |
|
6M
|
+16.29%
|
-5.17%
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
|
4 - 2 | |
|
YTD
|
+45.53%
|
-5.17%
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
|
6 - 2 | |
|
1Y
|
+57.10%
|
32.51%
|
-17.43%
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
|
8 - 4 |
|
3Y
|
-25.82%
annualized
|
56.51%
|
-84.60%
Oct 2018 - Apr 2020
|
21 - 15 |
|
5Y
|
-10.33%
annualized
|
45.55%
|
-84.60%
Oct 2018 - Apr 2020
|
35 - 25 |
|
10Y
|
-16.04%
annualized
|
38.89%
|
-94.16%
Mar 2012 - Apr 2020
|
60 - 60 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 2007
|
-13.64%
annualized
|
38.01%
|
-97.90%
Jul 2008 - Apr 2020
|
90 - 86 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
United States Oil Fund (USO) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
-7.19% |
+126.31% May 2020 - Apr 2021 |
-82.02% May 2019 - Apr 2020 |
59.39% |
| 2 Years |
-15.22% |
+25.58% May 2009 - Apr 2011 |
-58.38% May 2018 - Apr 2020 |
74.51% |
| 3 Years |
-14.61% |
+14.80% Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 |
-38.43% May 2017 - Apr 2020 |
82.98% |
| 5 Years |
-15.42% |
+6.31% Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 |
-34.95% May 2015 - Apr 2020 |
94.02% |
| 7 Years |
-16.67% |
-3.67% Jun 2007 - May 2014 |
-31.32% May 2013 - Apr 2020 |
100.00% |
| 10 Years |
-15.56% |
-7.39% May 2009 - Apr 2019 |
-24.80% May 2010 - Apr 2020 |
100.00% |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the United States Oil Fund (USO) ETF: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
In the table below, for the United States Oil Fund (USO) ETF, the average monthly return is represented.
Below each return, it's also mentioned the probability of obtaining a positive monthly result (Win %).
Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.
| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Win % |
-2.73 27% |
1.93 67% |
-1.82 60% |
1.50 60% |
0.92 40% |
3.24 60% |
-1.58 60% |
-1.34 40% |
-0.82 43% |
-2.30 43% |
-2.61 50% |
-1.05 64% |
| Best Year |
17.5 2019 |
17.4 2021 |
8.7 2011 |
21.8 2015 |
35.4 2020 |
11.1 2018 |
10.4 2007 |
9.8 2012 |
12.1 2007 |
17.2 2011 |
22.7 2020 |
10.2 2019 |
| Worst Year |
-15.4 2020 |
-12.8 2020 |
-55.5 2020 |
-43.2 2020 |
-17.8 2012 |
-8.1 2011 |
-21.6 2015 |
-9.7 2010 |
-11.7 2008 |
-32.2 2008 |
-24.3 2008 |
-21.4 2008 |
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
Investing in United States Oil Fund (USO) ETF: detail of monthly returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
+45.53% | 6.6 | 17.4 | -1.9 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | -5.2 | ||||
| 2020 |
-67.79% | -15.4 | -12.8 | -55.5 | -43.2 | 35.4 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | -7.5 | -10.8 | 22.7 | 6.6 |
| 2019 |
+32.61% | 17.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.3 | -16.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | -4.8 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 10.2 |
| 2018 |
-19.57% | 8.1 | -4.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | -1.8 | 11.1 | -5.2 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -11.2 | -22.2 | -10.0 |
| 2017 |
+2.47% | -3.4 | 1.2 | -7.1 | -3.8 | -2.7 | -4.6 | 8.2 | -6.3 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2016 |
+6.55% | -12.3 | -6.7 | 7.8 | 16.5 | 5.0 | -2.5 | -15.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | -3.7 | 3.8 | 7.2 |
| 2015 |
-45.97% | -12.5 | 1.6 | -7.0 | 21.8 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -21.6 | 1.9 | -7.6 | 0.9 | -12.7 | -14.9 |
| 2014 |
-42.36% | -1.5 | 5.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | -6.6 | -1.5 | -3.8 | -11.0 | -16.5 | -20.4 |
| 2013 |
+5.84% | 5.7 | -6.3 | 5.1 | -4.6 | -1.7 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 3.0 | -4.2 | -5.9 | -3.6 | 5.6 |
| 2012 |
-12.44% | -0.8 | 8.2 | -4.1 | 1.2 | -17.8 | -2.4 | 2.7 | 9.8 | -4.9 | -6.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2011 |
-2.28% | -1.0 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 6.0 | -10.3 | -8.1 | 0.5 | -7.8 | -11.7 | 17.2 | 8.5 | -1.7 |
| 2010 |
-0.71% | -9.3 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 | -17.6 | -0.2 | 4.1 | -9.7 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
| 2009 |
+18.67% | -11.7 | -7.4 | 7.4 | -1.5 | 27.1 | 4.2 | -3.0 | -2.1 | 0.4 | 8.7 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 2008 |
-56.31% | -4.5 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 10.3 | -12.0 | -7.1 | -11.7 | -32.2 | -24.3 | -21.4 |
| 2007 |
+46.82% | -6.5 | 6.1 | 4.2 | -4.0 | -4.5 | 8.3 | 10.4 | -4.7 | 12.1 | 17.1 | -4.6 | 8.4 |