United States Oil Fund (USO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

United States Oil Fund (USO) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.6 million in Q1 2026, up 24.47% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 25.72% on a YoY basis from $2.1 million in Q1 2025.

United States Oil Fund (USO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United States Oil Fund's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 25.72% year-over-year to $2.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.0 million (down 10.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.5 million, down 21.69% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $2.6 million for Q1 2026 at United States Oil Fund, up from $2.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $4.5 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $2.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $2.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.7 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Expenses plunged 41.01% in 2022, then gained 25.72% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $3.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 15.31% to $2.9 million in 2023, then declined by 13.84% to $2.5 million in 2024, then fell by 16.11% to $2.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 24.47% to $2.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.6 million (Q1 2026), $2.1 million (Q4 2025), and $2.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 6.77 Mn