United States Oil Fund (NYSE:USO) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.89% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.99%. Currently, United States Oil Fund has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion.

Buying $100 In USO: If an investor had bought $100 of USO stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $217.18 today based on a price of $94.48 for USO at the time of writing.

United States Oil Fund's Performance Over Last 5 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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