Overview
Crude oil itself — front-month WTI futures in the market's best-known oil tracker, the direct way to own the barrel rather than the producers.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
+102% in twelve months: when the commodity itself doubles, no equity proxy keeps up. USO is the instrument for a pure price view on oil — with the roll costs and K-1 that come with futures, and none of the corporate hedges that dilute producer stocks.
Who It's For
Traders with a direct view on crude prices who want the barrel's move, not an oil company's version of it.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | $96.08 | -- |
| 2018 | $77.28 | -19.6% |
| 2019 | $102.48 | +32.6% |
| 2020 | $33.01 | -67.8% |
| 2021 | $54.36 | +64.7% |
| 2022 | $70.11 | +29.0% |
| 2023 | $66.65 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | $75.55 | +13.4% |
| 2025 | $69.16 | -8.5% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | 0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.00% |
| 2024 | 0.00% |
| 2025 | 0.00% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | $1.9B | -- |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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