United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) is a commodity pool that issues limited partnership interests (shares) traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the NYSE Arca). The investment objective of USO is for the daily changes in percentage terms of its shares' per share net asset value (NAV) to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of light, sweet crude oil delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma, as measured by the daily changes in the price of the futures contract for light, sweet crude oil traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within over two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire, less USO's expenses. United States Commodity Funds LLC (USCF) is the general partner of USO and is responsible for the management of USO. USCF is a single member limited liability company. USCF is a subsidiary of Wainwright Holdings, Inc.
Basic Details
Issuer US Commodity Funds
Fund NameUnited States Oil Fund LP
Tax ClassificationPartnership
SymbolNYSEARCA:USO
Inception Date4/10/2006
Fund ManagerRay W. Allen
Phone+1-510-5229600
Fund Focus
Asset ClassCommodities
BenchmarkWTI Light Sweet Crude Oil USD
CategoryEnergy
FocusCrude Oil
Development LevelBlended Development
RegionGlobal
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$1.73 billion
Average Daily Volume$20.64 million
Discount/Premium-2.24%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.45%
Other Expenses-0.66%
Total Expenses-0.21%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses-0.21%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorBrown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Advisor
CustodianBrown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Distributor
Transfer AgentBrown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Trustee
Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial
United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) Frequently Asked Questions
What is United States Oil Fund's stock symbol?
United States Oil Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "USO."
Has United States Oil Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about USO stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United States Oil Fund earned a news impact score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
Are investors shorting United States Oil Fund?
United States Oil Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 36,314,252 shares, an increase of 11.3% from the February 15th total of 32,638,973 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,583,071 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. View United States Oil Fund's Current Options Chain.
What other stocks do shareholders of United States Oil Fund own?
Who are United States Oil Fund's key executives?
United States Oil Fund's management team includes the folowing people:
- Nicholas Daniel Gerber, Chairman of the Board, Vice President of General Partner (Age 54)
- John P. Love, Management Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of General Partner (Age 45)
- Stuart P. Crumbaugh, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary of General Partner (Age 53)
- Andrew F. Ngim, Chief Operating Officer, Management Director and Portfolio Manager of General Partner (Age 56)
- Carolyn M. Yu, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel of General Partner (Age 58)
- Melinda D. Gerber, Management Director of General Partner (Age 49)
- Robert Long Nguyen, Management Director of General Partner (Age 57)
- Ray W. Allen, Portfolio Manager of General Partner (Age 60)
- Gordon Lloyd Ellis, Independent Director of General Partner (Age 70)
- Malcolm R. Fobes III, Independent Director of General Partner (Age 52)
Who are United States Oil Fund's major shareholders?
United States Oil Fund's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (1.31%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (0.92%), Virtu Financial LLC (0.92%), Polianta Ltd (0.70%), LPL Financial LLC (0.51%) and XR Securities LLC (0.38%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for United States Oil Fund.
Which major investors are selling United States Oil Fund stock?
USO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd., Bank of The West, Private Advisor Group LLC, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd., FNY Investment Advisers LLC and Cetera Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for United States Oil Fund.
Which major investors are buying United States Oil Fund stock?
USO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Virtu Financial LLC, Polianta Ltd, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC, Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, HRT Financial LLC, Arrowgrass Capital Partners US LP and Psagot Investment House Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for United States Oil Fund.
How do I buy shares of United States Oil Fund?
Shares of USO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is United States Oil Fund's stock price today?
One share of USO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.25.
How big of a company is United States Oil Fund?
United States Oil Fund has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion.
What is United States Oil Fund's official website?
How can I contact United States Oil Fund?
United States Oil Fund's mailing address is 1999 Harrison St Ste 1530, OAKLAND, CA 94612-4730, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-510-5229600.
MarketBeat Community Rating for United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA USO)
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