All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
USO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, USO returned +66.11% over the past year and +77.43% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 10, 2006, USO is down −86.06% in real purchasing-power return, or −9.23%/yr, and is currently −91.16% below its real total-return high on Jul. 14, 2008.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO × |
−86.06%
−9.23%/yr |
−13.43%/yr
R2=0.823 |
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| United States Oil Fund LP Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2006-04-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| USO × |
$10,000.00
2006-04-10 |
$1,394.30
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| USO × | +77.43% | +66.11% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| USO × |
−91.16%
on 2026-08-14 from 2008-07-14 peak |
−98.45%
on 2020-04-28 from 2008-07-14 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO × | +66.11% |
+55.57% +24.73%/yr |
+57.14% +16.26%/yr |
+118.15% +16.88%/yr |
+8.51% +0.82%/yr |
| Year | USO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +77.43% |
| 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% |
