Top Oil ETFs Profiles

The United States Brent Oil Fund LP is an exchange-traded security designed to track the daily price movements of Brent crude oil. The investment objective of BNO is for the daily changes in percentage terms of its shares' NAV to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of Brent crude oil, as measured by the daily changes in price of BNO's Benchmark Oil Futures Contract, less BNO's expenses.

The Invesco DB Oil Fund seeks to track changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the DBIQ Optimum Yield Crude Oil Index Excess Return plus the interest income from the Fund's holdings of primarily US Treasury securities and money market income less the Fund's expenses. The Fund is designed for investors who want a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in commodity futures. The Index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on light sweet crude oil (WTI). You cannot invest directly in the Index.

The iShares U.S. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the oil and gas exploration and production sector. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Exploration and Production Index.

The iPath Series B SP GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETNs are designed to provide exposure to the SP GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index.

ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil Strategy ETF seeks to provide total return through actively managed exposure to the West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures markets.

The Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration and Production ETF is based on the Dynamic Energy Exploration and Production Intellidex Index. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Intellidex Index thoroughly evaluates companies based on a variety of investment merit criteria, including: price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value. The Underlying Intellidex Index is composed of stocks of 30 U.S. companies involved in the exploration and production of natural resources used to produce energy. These companies are engaged principally in exploration, extraction and production of crude oil and natural gas from land-based or offshore wells. These companies include petroleum refineries that process the crude oil into finished products, such as gasoline and automotive lubricants, and companies involved in gathering and processing natural gas, and manufacturing natural gas liquid. The Fund is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly in February, May, August and November.

The United States 12 Month Oil Fund LP is an exchange-traded security that is designed to track the price movements of West Texas Intermediate WTI) light, sweet crude oil. USL issues shares that may be purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca. The investment objective of USL is for the daily changes in percentage terms of its shares NAV to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the price of light, sweet crude oil delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma, as measured by the daily changes in the average of the prices of USL's Benchmark Oil Futures Contracts, less USL's expenses. USL's Benchmark is the near month futures contract to expire and the contracts for the following 11 months, for a total of 12 consecutive months. If the near month futures contract is within two weeks of expiration, the Benchmark will be the next month contract to expire and the contracts for following 11 consecutive months. When calculating the daily movement of the average price of the 12 contracts, each contract month is equally weighted. The crude oil contract is WTI light, sweet crude oil delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma, and is traded on the NYMEX.

The United States Oil Fund LP is an exchange-traded security designed to track the daily price movements of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light, sweet crude oil. USO issues shares that may be purchased and sold on the NYSE Arca. The investment objective of USO is for the daily changes in percentage terms of its shares' NAV to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of light, sweet crude oil delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma, as measured by the daily changes in price of USO's Benchmark Oil Futures Contract, less USO's expenses. USO's Benchmark is the near month crude oil futures contract traded on the NYMEX. If the near month futures contract is within two weeks of expiration, the Benchmark will be the next month contract to expire. The crude oil contract is WTI light, sweet crude oil delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma.