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About United States Oil Fund LP
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Inception date
Apr 10, 2006
Structure
Commodities Pool
Replication method
Synthetic
Distribution tax treatment
No distributions
Income tax type
60/40
Max ST capital gains rate
27.84%
Max LT capital gains rate
27.84%
Primary advisor
United States Commodity Funds LLC
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
ISIN
US91232N2071
USO delivers its exposure to oil using near-term futures. USO gets exposure to oil using derivatives, like several oil ETPs. The fund predominately holds near-month-futures contracts on WTI, rolling into future contracts every month. This method is particularly sensitive to short-term changes in spot prices. USO held front month contracts until April 17, 2020, at which time following leeway in the prospectus, USO changed the exposure from holding specifically front-month contracts to holding predominantly front-month contracts, 30% next month and 15% contracts with further expiry. USO is structured as a commodities pool, so expect a K-1 at tax time. Long-term holders will be taxed on any gains even if they didn't sell shares.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Cash
Futures
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Cash54.26%
Futures45.86%
Miscellaneous−0.12%
Top 10 holdings
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.
Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
USO trades at 73.31 USD today, its price has risen 1.75% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on USO price chart.
USO net asset value is 73.12 today — it's fallen 0.79% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
USO assets under management is 979.27 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
USO price has risen by 2.05% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.14% increase. See more dynamics on USO price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.79% over the last month, have fallen by −0.79% over the last month, showed a −2.30% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 9.93% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.79% over the last month, have fallen by −0.79% over the last month, showed a −2.30% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 9.93% in a year.
USO fund flows account for −539.77 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
USO invests in cash. See more details in our Analysis section.
USO expense ratio is 0.60%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, USO isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, USO technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating USO shows the sell signal. See more of USO technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, USO technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating USO shows the sell signal. See more of USO technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
No, USO doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
USO trades at a premium (0.17%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
USO shares are issued by The Marygold Cos, Inc.
USO follows the Front Month Light Sweet Crude Oil. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Apr 10, 2006.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.