ProShares - K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF
$59.07+0.74 (+1.27%)
- 0.69%
- $236M
- +82.9%
- 16.35%
- 0.2M sh
- $58.45
- low $36.13high $61.33
The ETF.net OILK Grade
A
Score 79 out of 100
- 1 of 11
Score 79 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A70 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 2 of 11Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D28 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 4 of 11
Our read on OILK
ACrude oil futures without the Schedule K-1. OILK is ProShares' 2016-vintage WTI play, tracking a Bloomberg balanced crude index at 0.69% a year, the cheap end of a famously pricey corner of the market.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil IndexSM.
Why people hold it
- 0.69% a year undercuts the usual crude-futures toll: DBO runs 0.81%, USL 1.01%, BNO 1.15%. In a category where fees quietly eat the barrel, that gap compounds.
- K-1 free by design. It's a 1940 Act fund, not a partnership like BNO, so oil exposure shows up without the partnership tax form arriving in your mailbox each spring.proshares.com
- Trading since 2016 with a clear mandate: track the Bloomberg Commodity Balanced WTI Crude Oil Index. One of the stronger builds among the energy-futures funds we grade.
Worth knowing
- One barrel, one bet. This is WTI crude and nothing else, so there's no stock or bond ballast when energy prices turn.
- Futures, not barrels. The fund tracks a WTI futures index, and the shape of the futures curve can push its path away from spot oil headlines.
- A mid-sized fund with moderate trading, not a market-wide staple. Limit orders are worth the extra click here. Cash payouts, when they come, are irregular.
OILK Holdings
- Other
- 2
- 100%
- IQMM
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
OILK Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
OILK$18,287
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | OILK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +85.8% |
| 1 month | +7.3% |
| 3 months | +32.5% |
| 1 year | +82.9% |
| 3 years | +17.6% |
| 5 years | +16.8% |
| 10 years | +4.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | OILK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +85.8% | |
| 2025 | −11.9% | |
| 2024 | +8.2% | |
| 2023 | −1.0% | |
| 2022 | +27.5% | |
| 2021 | +63.4% | |
| 2020 | −61.1% |
OILK in the news
OILK Dividends
- 16.35%
- $9.54
- $2.57 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
OILK Risk
- 25.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.45
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −34.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.37
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
OILK Cost
0.69%
OILK0.69%
- The middle half of Energy Futures funds
- Median 1.01%
No Energy Futures fund charges less.
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- BDBEInvesco DB Energy FundExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +120.2%
- BDBOInvesco DB Oil FundExpense ratio 0.81%1 year return +101.2%
- BUSOUnited States Oil Fund, LPExpense ratio 0.86%1 year return +117.7%
- CUSLUnited States 12 Month Oil FundExpense ratio 1.01%1 year return +78.4%
- CUGAUnited States Gasoline Fund, LPExpense ratio 1.08%1 year return +142.4%