The U.S. Oil Fund, the largest exchange-traded fund in crude oil, closed at a premium of 0.69 percent on Oct. 26, according to figures on the fund’s website. A premium means that the closing price of the shares is higher than the value of its underlying holdings in the fuel. Crude oil for December delivery fell $2.97, or 3.19 percent, to $90.2 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Oct. 26. ================================================================================ Oct. 26 Oct. 25 Oct. 24 Oct. 21 Oct. 20 Oct. 19 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 ================================================================================ --------------------Per Share----------------------- Premium/discount 0.69% -0.44% 0.34% 0.36% 0.30% 0.03% Net Asset Value $34.82 $35.97 $35.24 $33.74 $33.23 $33.32 Closing price $35.06 $35.81 $35.36 $33.86 $33.33 $33.33 ------------Quantity of Fund Holdings--------------- NYMEX Futures 6,895 8,400 8,363 8,672 8,672 8,672 ================================================================================ Oct. 26 Oct. 25 Oct. 24 Oct. 21 Oct. 20 Oct. 19 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 ================================================================================ ------------Quantity of Fund Holdings--------------- NYMEX Crude Financial n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ICE WTI 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 ================================================================================ NOTE: The fund aims to track the price of West Texas Intermediate delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma. The ETF buys the near-month contract, then rolls forward by selling it before expiration and buying the following month. SOURCE: United States Oil Fund To contact the reporter on this story: Sarina Yoo in Seoul at kyoo3@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Alex Tanzi at atanzi@bloomberg.net

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