All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

USO: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

USO total return snapshot: USO returned +104.39% over the past year and +114.29% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 10, 2006, USO is down −72.77% in nominal total return, or −6.15%/yr, and is currently −84.23% below its total-return high on Jul. 14, 2008.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
USO
×
−72.77%
−6.15%/yr
−11.16%/yr
R2=0.727
United States Oil Fund LP Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value
End
Value
USO
×
$10,000.00
2006-04-10
$2,723.46
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
USO
×
+114.29% +104.39%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
USO
×
−84.23%
on 2026-10-09
from 2008-07-14 peak
−98.19%
on 2020-04-28
from 2008-07-14 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
USO
×
+104.39% +96.94%
+40.34%/yr
+92.14%
+24.32%/yr
+167.17%
+21.72%/yr
+63.50%
+5.04%/yr

Annual Returns

Year USO
2026 (YTD) +114.29%
2025 −8.46%
2024 +13.35%
2023 −4.94%
2022 +28.97%
2021 +64.68%
2020 −67.79%
2019 +32.61%
2018 −19.57%
2017 +2.47%
2016 +6.55%
2015 −45.97%
2014 −42.36%
2013 +5.84%
2012 −12.44%
2011 −2.28%
2010 −0.71%
2009 +18.67%
2008 −56.31%
2007 +46.82%
2006 −24.14%