United States Oil Fund (USO): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for United States Oil Fund, an S&P 500 component in the Macro sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $127.46 |
| Sector (GICS) | Macro |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | +20.44% |
| Total return over period | +74.20% |
| Annualized volatility | 36.37% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.46 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.68 |
| Max drawdown | -32.49% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -5.04% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | -0.01 |
| Period range | $62.37 – $152.96 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, United States Oil Fund (USO) has posted an annualized return of +20.44% with annual volatility of 36.37%, a Sharpe ratio of 0.46. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -32.49%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is -0.01, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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