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USO · United States Oil Fund, LP
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in USO with dividends reinvested grew to $6,815, -2.51% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -94.16%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How USO held up in past market crashes
USO has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 80.5% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. Its price had not yet regained that high by the latest close (price only, not counting the dividends or interest it paid). No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | USO deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -80.5% | -56.5% | Jul 2008 to Feb 2009 | Not yet |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -42.2% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 7.3 years |
| 2020 COVID crash | -58.2% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 2.3 years |
| 2022 bear market | -31.3% | -25.4% | Jun 2022 to Sep 2022 | 3.4 years |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About USO
United States Oil Fund, LP is a commodities-focused exchange-traded fund designed to provide exposure to the daily price movements of West Texas Intermediate crude oil.
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