OILK Performance — ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF

Data updated: 2026-08-14

OILK returned +55.24% year to date and +56.29% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +18.82% over 3 years and +17.33% over 5 years. Against its Commodities category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $168, against $184 for the category, and to $156 over one year, against $147. Volatility over the past three years was 24.38% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $174.5M, and assets reached $276.17M.

OILK Growth of $100

What $100 invested in ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Commodities category average over the same months.

PeriodOILKCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$156$147
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$168$184
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$222$183
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$132$228

OILK Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+55.24%
1 year+56.29%
3 years (annualised)+18.82%
5 years (annualised)+17.33%

OILK Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+55.24%
2025−11.77%
2024+7.65%
2023−0.44%
2022+27.98%
2021+62.27%
2020−60.96%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+11.26%

OILK Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+11.7%+3.8%+25.2%+11.6%−4.2%———————
2025+0.9%−2.6%+2.0%−15.5%+3.4%+6.4%+7.8%−4.9%−1.6%−1.6%−3.2%−1.5%
2024+4.8%+1.8%+6.7%+0.4%−3.3%+4.5%−3.2%−4.2%−4.8%+1.5%−0.8%+4.9%
2023−1.2%−2.6%−1.3%+1.2%−9.1%+4.8%+14.1%+2.6%+5.2%−4.4%−3.5%−4.5%
2022+14.1%+7.8%+10.9%+3.7%+8.8%−5.6%−1.7%−5.9%−12.2%+9.7%−0.7%−0.5%
2021+7.2%+18.1%−2.9%+7.3%+4.0%+9.7%+2.0%−4.8%+8.2%+7.1%−15.1%+13.1%
2020−15.5%−13.7%−54.6%−32.7%+36.9%+8.6%+2.6%+4.9%−6.9%−11.5%+24.7%+6.5%
2019————————−1.7%+0.2%+1.8%+10.9%

OILK Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 24.38%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.59 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +25.19% (Mar 2026)
  • Worst month: −15.49% (Apr 2025)

OILK Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $174.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $345.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 2.02×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$57.2M$18.6M$38.6M
Apr 2026$69.1M$44.4M$24.7M
Mar 2026$132.6M$47.8M$84.8M
Feb 2026$28.2M$3.1M$25.1M
Jan 2026$10.8M$0$10.8M
Dec 2025$1.9M$10.4M−$8.5M
Nov 2025$8.6M$6.7M$1.9M
Oct 2025$6.9M$5.8M$1.1M
Sep 2025$0$10.3M−$10.3M
Aug 2025$16.0M$15.1M$847K
Jul 2025$2.0M$5.3M−$3.2M
Jun 2025$11.7M$3.0M$8.7M

OILK Assets Under Management

Net assets of ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$276.17M
2026-02-28$95.46M
2025-11-30$59.19M
2025-08-31$70.74M
2025-05-31$60.10M
2025-02-28$70.42M
2024-11-30$91.54M
2024-08-31$84.04M
2024-05-31$133.32M
2024-02-29$130.62M
2023-11-30$132.73M
2023-08-31$115.39M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.