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United States Commodity Index Fund (USCI)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US9117171069

CUSIP

911717106

Inception Date

Aug 10, 2010

Region

Global (Broad)

Category

Commodities

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity (TR)

Asset Class

Commodity

Expense Ratio

USCI has a high expense ratio of 1.03%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

United States Commodity Index Fund (USCI) returned 8.28% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.34% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, USCI returned 4.34% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.87%.


USCI

YTD

8.28%

1M

4.01%

6M

13.15%

1Y

16.34%

5Y*

22.37%

10Y*

4.34%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.30%

1M

12.94%

6M

1.49%

1Y

12.48%

5Y*

15.82%

10Y*

10.87%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of USCI, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.62%-0.45%4.95%-5.12%4.41%8.28%
20243.41%-1.08%5.87%1.12%0.76%0.21%-1.38%-0.54%2.24%1.22%2.83%1.57%17.24%
20230.25%-4.29%0.48%0.39%-4.66%3.24%9.68%0.27%0.34%-0.08%-1.23%-3.61%0.00%
20229.59%5.08%10.23%6.74%1.56%-8.38%-0.13%0.93%-7.06%3.76%4.22%1.35%29.47%
20212.23%8.83%-1.93%10.24%3.03%-0.25%0.72%-1.75%2.30%6.80%-7.24%7.31%33.06%
2020-10.35%-5.74%-16.93%-0.50%3.38%-0.23%8.92%6.08%-3.29%-0.10%3.84%6.04%-11.46%
20193.09%1.32%-1.20%-1.24%-4.97%1.71%-3.06%-0.92%0.91%1.36%-3.58%5.37%-1.68%
20182.07%-2.17%0.73%2.95%2.13%-2.80%-3.73%-1.00%1.92%-3.39%-6.75%-1.91%-11.76%
20170.55%-0.30%-2.34%-0.82%-1.13%0.23%2.16%3.20%-1.33%2.35%0.02%3.76%6.33%
2016-2.57%0.33%2.17%4.90%-2.05%4.00%-2.71%-1.36%0.02%1.30%-0.81%-3.98%-1.16%
2015-4.66%1.82%-4.18%5.23%-2.45%2.30%-7.23%-2.90%-1.58%0.36%-3.60%0.02%-16.19%
2014-0.14%3.48%1.14%2.59%-0.12%0.93%-4.37%-0.78%-4.22%-1.58%-2.44%-8.71%-13.89%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 81, USCI is among the top 19% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of USCI is 8181
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of USCI is 8585
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of USCI is 8383
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of USCI is 7979
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of USCI is 7676
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of USCI is 8383
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for United States Commodity Index Fund (USCI) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

United States Commodity Index Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 17, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.08
  • 5-Year: 1.25
  • 10-Year: 0.28
  • All Time: 0.16

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of United States Commodity Index Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History


United States Commodity Index Fund doesn't pay dividends

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the United States Commodity Index Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the United States Commodity Index Fund was 66.41%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 1266 trading sessions.

The current United States Commodity Index Fund drawdown is 3.62%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-66.41%Apr 11, 20112249Mar 18, 20201266Apr 1, 20253515
-12.02%Apr 3, 20254Apr 8, 2025
-8.31%Mar 7, 20117Mar 15, 201118Apr 8, 201125
-7.75%Nov 11, 20105Nov 17, 201017Dec 13, 201022
-6.42%Jan 13, 20114Jan 19, 20115Jan 26, 20119

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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