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ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF (OILK)

Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
51.41 USD +2.89 (5.956%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year structural decline. Over the last eight years, the asset has lost more than half its value (-52%), driven by five consecutive years of negative annual performance. The most recent year was also down, confirming a persistent secular trend rather than a temporary dip. Despite the headline-grabbing 9.9% dividend yield, this payout is likely a symptom of distress rather than a sustainable income stream; the company is burning through capital to maintain this yield while the underlying business erodes. The price action reflects this reality, trading well below its 200-day average despite being near its 52-week low, which suggests the market has already priced in further deterioration. With the long-term trajectory showing consistent failure to generate value and the short-term momentum remaining weak, the high yield acts as a trap for income seekers who ignore the capital destruction occurring at the source.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.067775
AutoTheta0.068392
AutoETS0.068444
AutoARIMA0.068444

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 26.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.062
Excess Kurtosis -0.80
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 41.10

As of July 11, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 30, 45, 50, 55, 60) compared to negligible call volume. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for deep out-of-the-money puts (over 300% vs ~40% for calls), indicating a fear of a sharp crash. While some call volume exists at strikes 60-66, the overwhelming capital allocation is defensive, suggesting a consensus expectation of continued weakness or a potential 'black swan' event driving prices lower.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.52% 8.73% 6.37% 17.67%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.241 0.518614
2026-06-01 1.441 2.588468
2026-05-01 1.186 2.069989
2026-04-01 0.873 1.685003
2026-03-02 0.265 0.590332
2026-02-02 0.034 0.085299
2025-12-24 0.082 0.216645
2025-11-03 0.083 0.210767
2025-10-01 0.110 0.276382
2025-09-02 0.097 0.232502
2025-08-01 0.106 0.255176
2025-07-01 0.392 0.976096
2025-06-02 0.085 0.217519
2025-05-01 0.098 0.263583
2025-04-01 0.095 0.218542
2025-03-03 0.322 0.767032
2025-02-03 0.314 0.709605
2024-12-23 0.195 0.454630
2024-12-02 0.099 0.233546
2024-11-01 0.118 0.275122
2024-10-01 0.142 0.327945
2024-09-03 0.117 0.273173
2024-07-01 0.228 0.464927
2024-05-01 0.257 0.554716
2024-02-01 0.218 0.505800
2023-12-01 0.202 0.464902
2023-11-01 0.481 1.043610
2023-10-02 1.019 2.107549
2023-09-01 0.125 0.258960
2023-08-01 0.116 0.251354
2023-07-03 0.121 0.299549
2023-06-01 0.116 0.290873
2023-05-01 0.097 0.229423
2023-04-03 0.109 0.245495
2023-03-01 0.056 0.128676
2022-09-01 0.828 1.819380
2022-08-01 0.837 1.710607
2022-07-01 1.354 2.537481
2022-06-01 1.595 2.766696
2022-05-02 1.074 1.964155
2022-04-01 1.529 2.843064
2022-03-01 0.421 0.804971
2022-02-01 0.122 0.264126
2021-12-23 6.028 15.146109
2021-12-01 7.165 17.569888
2021-11-01 6.173 10.754355
2021-09-22 5.608 9.890652
2021-06-22 3.001 4.901192
2020-03-25 0.055 0.125714
2019-12-24 0.130 0.117796
2019-09-25 0.325 0.317973
2019-06-25 0.390 0.373277
2019-03-20 0.195 0.177563
2018-12-26 0.495 0.564103
2017-12-26 6.675 6.214216
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 9.89

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 144.1
All Time Low 22.01
Ask 53.28
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 200,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 212,308
Average Volume 212,308
Average Volume10Days 200,670
Beta3 Year 1.37
Bid 47.52
Bid Size 100
Category Commodities Focused
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 51.83
Day Low 49.48
Dividend Yield 9.89
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.2507601
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 54.1277
Fifty Day Average Change -2.717701
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05020906
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.967415
Fifty Two Week High 61.33
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.920002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16174795
Fifty Two Week Low 36.13
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.279999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4229172
Fifty Two Week Range 36.13 - 61.33
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,475,069,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1363454
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family ProShares
Fund Inception Date 1,474,848,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund invests in financial instruments that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should track the performance of the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of three separate contract schedules for West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) Crude Oil futures.
Long Name ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_381531459
Nav Price 48.4832
Net Assets 221,043,216.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.69
Open 49.57
Pre Market Change 0.59000015
Pre Market Change Percent 1.1476369
Pre Market Price 52.0
Pre Market Time 1,784,023,640
Previous Close 48.52
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.89
Regular Market Change Percent 5.95631
Regular Market Day High 51.83
Regular Market Day Low 49.48
Regular Market Day Range 49.48 - 51.83
Regular Market Open 49.57
Regular Market Previous Close 48.52
Regular Market Price 51.41
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 240,243
Short Name ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol OILK
Three Year Average Return 0.1239221
Total Assets 221,043,216
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 41.10301
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -6.55969
Trailing Three Month Returns -6.55969
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.83414
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.575859
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12165296
Type Disp ETF
Volume 240,243
Yield 0.098900005
Ytd Return 35.6461