United States Oil Fund LP (USO)
| Assets | $2.72B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 14.82M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 59,711,565 |
| Open | 115.08 |
| Previous Close | 118.39 |
| Day's Range | 114.56 - 121.15 |
| 52-Week Low | 60.67 |
| 52-Week High | 124.07 |
| Beta | 0.21 |
| Holdings | 10 |
| Inception Date | Apr 10, 2006 |
About USO
Fund Home PageThe United States Oil Fund LP (USO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Front Month Light Sweet Crude Oil index. The fund holds predominantly short-term NYMEX futures contracts on WTI crude oil. USO was launched on Apr 10, 2006 and is issued by Marygold.
Top Holdings
| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil Future Apr 26 | n/a | 29.10% |
| Drey Inst Pref Gov Mm Inst 6546 | n/a | 22.44% |
| Crude Oil Future May 26 | n/a | 19.36% |
| Morgan Stanley Liq Govt Inst 8302 | n/a | 11.91% |
| Cash | n/a | 9.98% |
| Bny Cash Reserve | n/a | 6.41% |
| Trs Macquarie Mqcp361e 01212026 | n/a | 4.05% |
| Trs Soc Gen Sgixcwti 12192025 | n/a | 3.70% |
| Trs Soc Gen Sgixcwti 12192025 | n/a | -3.30% |
| Trs Macquarie Mqcp361e 01212026 | n/a | -3.64% |
Performance
USO had a total return of 64.68% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -7.33%.
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