All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
UCO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, UCO returned +75.79% over the past year and +109.23% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 25, 2008, UCO is down −99.51% in real purchasing-power return, or −25.90%/yr, and is currently −99.57% below its real total-return high on Nov. 26, 2008.
Data ending Wed Aug. 26, 2026
| Tue 2008-11-25💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCO × |
−99.51%
−25.90%/yr |
−31.81%/yr
R2=0.862 |
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| ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2008-11-25💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| UCO × |
$10,000.00
2008-11-25 |
$48.94
2026-08-26 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| UCO × | +109.23% | +75.79% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| UCO × |
−99.57%
on 2026-08-26 from 2008-11-26 peak |
−99.96%
on 2020-04-28 from 2008-11-26 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-26 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCO × | +75.79% |
+28.32% +13.28%/yr |
+27.95% +8.56%/yr |
+94.09% +14.18%/yr |
−77.35% −13.80%/yr |
| Year | UCO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +109.23% |
| 2025 | −31.58% |
| 2024 | +2.41% |
| 2023 | −16.68% |
| 2022 | +31.22% |
| 2021 | +123.53% |
| 2020 | −93.00% |
| 2019 | +50.40% |
| 2018 | −44.32% |
| 2017 | −1.73% |
| 2016 | −8.75% |
| 2015 | −75.99% |
| 2014 | −68.06% |
| 2013 | +8.26% |
| 2012 | −29.60% |
| 2011 | −20.48% |
| 2010 | −2.87% |
| 2009 | −9.83% |
| 2008 | −36.14% |
