United States Oil (USO)

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33.37 -0.17  -0.51%   NYSEARCA May 24, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

United States Oil Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

USO Total Returns Comparison

Here are United States Oil's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

1 month returns YTD returns 1 year returns 3 year returns
United States Oil 2.18% 0.00% -2.60% 3.73%
S&P 500 Total Return 4.73% 16.67% 27.77% 63.90%
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil TR Index ETN 2.30% 0.05% -2.68% 4.61%
United States Brent Oil 1.13% -4.93% 3.42% 0.00%

USO Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -68.80%
Total Returns -68.80%

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