USL — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of USL's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-08 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +10 | −20 | ~34 | 60 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 9 |
| Controls & procedures | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | +2 | −3 | ~5 | 14 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
Part 150 of the CFTC’s regulations (the “Position Limits Rule”) establishes federal position limits for 25 core referenced futures contracts (comprised of agricultural, energy and metals futures contracts), futures and options linked to the core referenced futures contracts, and swaps that are econo…
The Benchmark Oil Futures Contracts are subject to position limits under the Position Limits Rule, and USL’s trading does not qualify for an exemption therefrom. Accordingly, the Position Limits Rule could inhibit USL’s ability to invest in the relevant Benchmark Oil Futures Contracts and thereby co…
USL has not limited the size of its offering and intends to utilize substantially all of its proceeds to purchase Benchmark Oil Futures Contracts and Other Oil-Related Investments to the extent possible. If USL encounters accountability levels, position limits (including those set by the Position Li…
Inflation is a general increase in the overall price level of goods and services in the economy. The United States Federal Reserve has a stated goal of maintaining a two percent increase in inflation over the long run, as measured by the annual change in the price index for personal consumption expe…
USCF seeks to manage USL’s portfolio such that changes in its average daily per share NAV, on a percentage basis, closely track the daily changes in the average of the prices of the Benchmark Oil Futures Contracts, also on a percentage basis. Specifically, USCF seeks to manage the portfolio such tha…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-07
Part 150 of the CFTC’s regulations (the “Position Limits Rule”) establishes federal position limits for 25 core referenced futures contracts (comprised of agricultural, energy and metals futures contracts), futures and options linked to the core referenced futures contracts, and swaps that are econo…
USL has not limited the size of its offering and intends to utilize substantially all of its proceeds to purchase Oil Futures Contracts and Other Oil-Related Investments to the extent possible. If USL encounters accountability levels, position limits, or price fluctuation limits for Oil Futures Cont…
Inflation is a general increase in the overall price level of goods and services in the economy. The United States Federal Reserve has a stated goal of maintaining a two percent increase in inflation over the long run, as measured by the annual change in the price index for personal consumption expe…
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Dividend and interest income earned on Treasuries, cash and/or cash equivalents
Legal proceedings
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
On September 29, 2025, the Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint without prejudice and granted plaintiff leave to file a motion to amend its complaint. On November 26, 2025, the plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file a proposed second consolidated amended complaint, which…
USCF, USO and the individual defendants in In re: United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation intend to continue to vigorously contest such claims and have moved for their dismissal.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-07
The remaining defendants in In re: United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation filed a motion to dismiss the claims in January 2021. On September 29, 2025, the Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the class action complaint in its entirety without prejudice and granting plaintiff lea…
On July 10, 2020, purported shareholder Momo Wang filed a putative class action complaint, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, against defendants USO, USCF, John P. Love, Stuart P. Crumbaugh, Nicholas D. Gerber, Andrew F Ngim, Robert L. Nguyen, Peter M. Robinson, Gordon L. Ellis…
The Wang Class Action asserted federal securities claims under the 1933 Act, challenging disclosures in a March 19, 2020 registration statement. It alleged that the defendants failed to disclose to investors in USO certain extraordinary market conditions and the attendant risks that caused the deman…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice