USCF Gold Strategy Plus Income Fund
$30.18+0.27 (+0.90%)
- 0.45%
- $9M
- −6.4%
- 32.00%
- 4.23K sh
- low $29.91high $44.18
The ETF.net USG Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 5 of 14
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B 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.A99 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Mission
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.D32 out of 100Rank 11 of 14Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D27 out of 100Rank 13 of 14Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D39 out of 100Rank 12 of 14
Our read on USG
In short
BGold with a paycheck attached. USG holds claims on real gold bars plus collateralized futures, sells call options against that gold, and distributes quarterly, at one of the lowest fees in the commodity-futures crowd.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks long-term results that generally correspond to gold-price performance while generating dividend income from selling gold call options and collateral interest. It obtains gold exposure through gold warrants, collateralized futures, and related derivatives.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
USG Holdings
- Other
- 3
- 100%
- Bny Cash Reserve
USG Performance
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USG$9,362
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | USG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −12.8% |
| 1 month | −6.0% |
| 3 months | −6.9% |
| 1 year | −6.4% |
| 3 years | +19.4% |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
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 | USG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −12.8% | |
| 2025 | +51.5% | |
| 2024 | +23.6% | |
| 2023 | +8.5% | |
| 2022 | +2.1% | |
| 2021 | +3.1% |
USG in the news
USG Dividends
- 32.00%
- $9.52
- $0.17 per share
- Quarterly
USG Risk
- 17.1%
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.
- 0.87
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.
- −28.8%
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.
- 0.28
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
USG Cost
Cheapest in Commodity Futures
$9,041
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
USG 0.45%
$9,041
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | USG |
|---|---|
| 10 | $812 |
| 20 | $3,128 |
| 30 | $9,041 |
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