All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

USO: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

USO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, USO returned +31.95% over the past year and +44.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 10, 2006, USO is down −88.62% in real purchasing-power return, or −10.19%/yr, and is currently −92.78% below its real total-return high on Jul. 14, 2008.

Data ending Thu Jul. 2, 2026

Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
USO
×
+44.87%
2026-07-02
+31.95%
2026-07-02
United States Oil Fund LP Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
USO
×
−88.62%
−10.19%/yr
−13.58%/yr
(R2=0.830)
United States Oil Fund LP Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 Start
Value
End
Value
USO
×
$10,000.00
2006-04-10
$1,138.44
2026-07-02
United States Oil Fund LP Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year USO
2026 (YTD) +44.87%
2025 −10.84%
2024 +10.18%
2023 −8.02%
2022 +21.14%
2021 +53.85%
2020 −68.22%
2019 +29.65%
2018 −21.07%
2017 +0.35%
2016 +4.38%
2015 −46.37%
2014 −42.79%
2013 +4.28%
2012 −13.93%
2011 −5.10%
2010 −2.18%
2009 +15.53%
2008 −56.35%
2007 +41.05%
2006 −24.67%

Drawdowns

Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
USO
×
−92.78%
from 2008-07-14 peak
−98.45%
2020-04-28
from 2008-07-14 peak
United States Oil Fund LP Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-07-02 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
USO
×
+31.95% +19.77%
+9.44%/yr
+48.44%
+14.07%/yr
+64.99%
+10.53%/yr
−20.93%
−2.32%/yr
United States Oil Fund LP Exchange-Traded Fund