United States Natural Gas Fund, LP UNG
- Expense Ratio (TER) 1.17% · High — compare alternatives
- AUM (Fund Size) 418.9M · Mid-size fund
- Distribution Yield 0.00% · Growth-focused (no yield)
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg -27.1%/yr · 5Y avg -27.1%/yr
- Annual Volatility 59.8% · Very High
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -39.9% · Significant — prepare for deep dips
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe -0.38 · Poor — high risk, low reward
Auto-generated from fund data and price history. Not investment advice — verify with the fund issuer's factsheet before investing.
About This Fund
The fund invests primarily in futures contracts for natural gas that are traded on the NYMEX, ICE Futures Europe and ICE Futures U.S. (together, “ICE Futures”) or other U.S. and foreign exchanges. The Benchmark Futures Contract is the futures contract on natural gas as traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks Natural Gas.
- Category: Commodities Focused · managed by USCF Investments.
- Cost: Expense ratio of 1.17% — high for this category.
- Track record: 3Y avg -27.11% · 5Y avg -27.13% per year.
- Trading: Listed on PCX, denominated in USD.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Bearish (price < SMA50 < SMA200)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Oversold short-term (RSI 30) — possible mean-reversion setup.
CONS
- High expense ratio (1.17%) — fees erode long-term returns.
- High volatility (~60% annualized) — significant drawdown risk.
- Large 1-year drawdown (-39.9%).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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