Performance of USO United States Oil Fund | -14% in 12m

Compare USO with Indices, Sectors and Commodities ✔ like Oil, Gas, Gold, Yields and Bonds. Who outperforms?

Compare United States Oil Fund with its related Sector/Index XLE

Compare United States Oil Fund with its related Sector/Index XLE

Performance Duell USO vs XLE

TimeFrame USO XLE
1 Week 0.00% -2.28%
1 Month -11.1% -5.28%
3 Months -8.02% -4.16%
6 Months -4.72% -2.76%
12 Months -14.0% -4.40%
YTD 6.26% 2.06%
Rel. Perf. 1m -0.68
Rel. Perf. 3m -0.37
Rel. Perf. 6m -0.54
Rel. Perf. 12m -0.54
Spearman 1m -0.75 -0.74
Spearman 3m -0.79 -0.38

Is United States Oil Fund a good stock to buy?

Neither. Based on ValueRay Analyses, United States Oil Fund is currently (September 2024) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of -1.69 and therefor a technical neutral rating according to historical growth.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of USO as of September 2024 is 58.50. This means that USO is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -16.24% (Sold with Premium).

Is USO a buy, sell or hold?

United States Oil Fund has no consensus analysts rating. ValueRay therefore judges the recommendation based on the last 12 Month Returns of -14.02%.

In compare to Energy Sector SPDR Fund, USO made -9.62% less over the last 12 months. Due to the underperformance, it is recommend to sell USO.
Values above 0%: USO is performing better - Values below 0%: USO is underperforming

Compare USO with Broad Market Indices

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
US S&P 500 SPY -1.72% -15.96% -13.59% -41.43%
US NASDAQ 100 QQQ -2.64% -15.96% -11.69% -42.52%
US Dow Jones Industrial 30 DIA -0.86% -15.83% -10.98% -34.82%
German DAX 40 DBXD 0.37% -15.58% -7.42% -32.29%
UK FTSE 100 ISFU 0.79% -14.28% -15.59% -31.65%
Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 CSI 300 1.84% -6.61% 3.98% -2.48%
Hongkong Hang Seng HSI 0.44% -14.30% -1.59% -9.10%
Japan Nikkei 225 EXX7 -1.15% -17.09% -1.55% -27.80%
India NIFTY 50 INDA -0.91% -14.87% -16.46% -42.03%
Brasil Bovespa EWZ 2.24% -10.61% 2.36% -11.10%

USO United States Oil Fund vs. Sectors

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Communication Services XLC -0.56% -12.80% -12.66% -42.79%
Consumer Discretionary XLY -2.16% -21.22% -10.59% -26.19%
Consumer Staples XLP -0.22% -16.95% -16.08% -33.11%
Energy XLE 2.28% -5.84% -1.96% -9.62%
Financial XLF 1.27% -16.34% -14.17% -43.63%
Health Care XLV -0.88% -15.42% -11.51% -33.82%
Industrial XLI -1.64% -15.66% -11.18% -39.12%
Materials XLB -0.90% -15.31% -7.24% -28.73%
Real Estate XLRE -2.89% -19.13% -19.23% -40.43%
Technology XLK -4.77% -16.92% -9.02% -44.89%
Utilities XLU -1.06% -16.15% -28.78% -37.37%
Aerospace & Defense XAR -1.11% -14.94% -14.76% -45.38%
Biotech XBI -1.00% -14.51% -7.82% -42.67%
Homebuilder XHB -3.21% -19.11% -14.95% -61.77%
Retail XRT 0.50% -12.04% -2.73% -33.67%

USO United States Oil Fund vs. Commodities

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Oil USO - - - -
Natural Gas UNG -4.58% -14.11% -1.58% 31.54%
Gold GLD -1.71% -14.59% -23.01% -46.54%
Silver SLV -3.96% -18.10% -28.17% -43.20%
Copper CPER -1.98% -14.13% -12.10% -26.31%

Returns of USO vs. Yields & Bonds

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
iShares 20+ Years Bond TLT -0.57% -15.11% -12.40% -26.06%
iShares High Yield Corp. Bond HYG -0.21% -13.40% -10.40% -27.11%
Does United States Oil Fund outperform its market, is USO a Sector Leader?
No, over the last 12 months United States Oil Fund (USO) made -14.02%, while its related Sector, the Energy Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) made -4.40%.
Over the last 3 months USO made -8.02%, while XLE made -4.16%.
Period USO XLE S&P 500
1 Month -11.12% -5.28% 4.84%
3 Months -8.02% -4.16% 3.61%
12 Months -14.02% -4.40% 27.41%