United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG)


Market Price (10/13/2026): $10.775

United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG)


Market Price (10/13/2026): $10.775

Key Takeaways

  • UNG has returned -10.9% YTD vs +14.7% for SPY; -11.4% over the past 12 months (SPY +20.1%). details →
  • Priced in gold, UNG has returned -83.8% over the past 3 years, vs -63.6% in dollars. details →
  • Over the past month, UNG has seen net outflows of −$67M (−12.6% of assets). details →
  • Risk-adjusted returns trail SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of -0.4 vs 1.1. details →
  • UNG trades 35% below its 52-week high. details →
Last updated: 10/12/2026.

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Asset Allocation with UNG

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+11.0%
Volatility
10.9%
Sharpe
0.75
YTD
+7.0%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for UNG

Total Weights
Top 5: 26.4% | Top 10: 35.2% | Top 20: 35.2%

HoldingETF Weight
TRS SCOTIA SNOVNG1 083120264.92%
912797VV6TREASURY BILL 0 2/4/20276.65%
912797WB9TREASURY BILL 0 2/11/20276.64%
26200X100DREY INST PREF GOV MM INST 65465.83%
912797TC1TREASURY BILL 0 12/24/20262.38%
912797VJ3TREASURY BILL 0 12/31/20262.38%
912797VP9TREASURY BILL 0 11/3/20262.11%
912797UK1TREASURY BILL 0 10/15/20261.92%
912797SK4TREASURY BILL 0 10/29/20261.44%
912797UL9TREASURY BILL 0 10/22/20260.96%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
UNG Return36%13%-64%-17%-27%-10%-70%
Peers Return63%26%-4%10%-10%93%278%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%14%108%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
UNG Win Rate67%58%25%33%42%50% 
Peers Win Rate75%50%42%56%42%87% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
UNG Max Drawdown-45%-58%-68%-54%-51%-43% 
Peers Max Drawdown-20%-32%-21%-18%-25%-19% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: USO, DBO, BNO.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 10/12/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
UNG-0.14-0.36-0.40
Commodity Top Results (3Y)   
SGOL0.761.480.99
BAR0.631.470.97
SIVR1.341.250.85
IAU0.271.170.80
GLDM0.271.170.81

Results as of 9302026.

How Low Can It Go

EventUNGS&P 500
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-23.1%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven30.0%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven512 days140 days
2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff
  % Loss-24.3%-3.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven32.1%3.9%
  Time to Breakeven511 days6 days
2013 Taper Tantrum
  % Loss-26.8%-0.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven36.7%0.2%
  Time to Breakeven168 days1 days
2010 Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis / Flash Crash
  % Loss-10.3%-15.4%
  % Gain to Breakeven11.4%18.2%
  Time to Breakeven11 days125 days
Summer 2007 Credit Crunch
  % Loss-19.1%-8.6%
  % Gain to Breakeven23.7%9.5%
  Time to Breakeven61 days47 days

Compare to USO, DBO, BNO

In The Past

United States Natural Gas Fund LP's stock fell -8.3% during the 2024 Yen Carry Trade Unwind. Such a loss loss requires a 9.0% gain to breakeven.

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EventUNGS&P 500
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-23.1%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven30.0%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven512 days140 days
2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff
  % Loss-24.3%-3.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven32.1%3.9%
  Time to Breakeven511 days6 days
2013 Taper Tantrum
  % Loss-26.8%-0.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven36.7%0.2%
  Time to Breakeven168 days1 days

Compare to USO, DBO, BNO

In The Past

United States Natural Gas Fund LP's stock fell -8.3% during the 2024 Yen Carry Trade Unwind. Such a loss loss requires a 9.0% gain to breakeven.

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Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

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GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-14.1%82.471012202696.044192026176
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PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-28.7%20.611012202628.894142026181
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UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-9.9%10.921012202612.126042026130
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ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-10-09

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$57.0B), followed by Bond (+$34.2B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$23.4B) and out of Factor Smart Beta (−$3.8B).
  • Relative to fund size, CNEQ drew the largest inflow (+43.3% of AUM) and BKAG the largest outflow (−38.6%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$54.04B+6.1%
2SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$11.93B+6.8%
3IUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETFBond Core Plus Multisector+$5.88B+12.3%
4MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETFBond Municipal+$5.74B+12.5%
5VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETFBond Municipal+$5.65B+12.0%
6ACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFOther+$5.63B+34.0%
7VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$5.28B+0.8%
8COROiShares International Country Rotation Active ETFEquity International Broad+$4.96B+38.7%
9SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$4.75B+4.2%
10BILState Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETFCash+$3.49B+7.2%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$42.52B-4.0%
2MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFEquity Factor Smart Beta-$5.37B-25.9%
3MBBiShares MBS ETFBond Mortgage Backed-$2.67B-7.2%
4USHYiShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBond High Yield Corporate-$1.9B-7.2%
5IQMMProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETFOther-$1.62B-8.0%
6DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther-$1.49B-5.7%
7EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$1.42B-5.4%
8EFGiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETFOther-$1.36B-8.9%
9SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$1.29B-1.7%
10PBUSInvesco MSCI USA ETFOther-$1.01B-8.8%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2642 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About UNG

0Holdings Count: 3
Expense Ratio: 1.17%
Inception Date: 2007-04-18
United States Natural Gas Fund LP
The fund primarily directs its investments into natural gas futures contracts. These financial instruments are actively traded across various platforms, including the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), ICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures U.S., and other domestic or international exchanges. The standard benchmark for the fund is the near-month natural gas futures contract listed on the NYMEX, except when that specific contract is less than two weeks away from its expiration date.
Asset Class: Commodities | ETF Website

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UNGUSODBOBNOMedian
NameUnited Sta.United Sta.PowerShare.United Sta. 
Asset ClassCommodityCommodityCommodityCommodity-
AUM ($ Bil)0.51.90.30.70.6
Expense Ratio1.17%0.86%0.81%1.15%1.00%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)12.966.080.502.194.14
Latest Day Volume (Mil)32.232.790.350.941.87
Holdings Count31412
Inception Date4/18/20074/10/20061/5/20076/2/2010-

Fundamentals

UNGUSODBOBNOMedian
NameUnited Sta.United Sta.PowerShare.United Sta. 
Net Asset Value10.71144.5223.5561.66-
Premium/Discount2.0%4.5%--3.2%
Distribution Yield0.0%0.0%--0.0%
Sales Yield-----
Earnings Yield-----

Valuation

UNGUSODBOBNOMedian
NameUnited Sta.United Sta.PowerShare.United Sta. 
P/S (TTM)-----
P/E (TTM)-----
P/FCF (TTM)-----
Forward P/E-----
Forward P/S-----

Risk

UNGUSODBOBNOMedian
NameUnited Sta.United Sta.PowerShare.United Sta. 
Volatility (1Y)58.4%49.7%36.0%47.1%48.4%
Volatility (3Y)56.6%37.6%30.0%33.3%35.4%
Volatility (5Y)62.6%37.6%32.2%35.8%36.7%
Beta (1Y)-0.59-1.37-0.31-1.21-0.90
Beta (3Y)0.01-0.110.300.020.01
Beta (5Y)0.310.130.330.190.25
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)0.031.722.882.532.13
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)-0.300.820.590.910.71
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)-0.330.730.490.760.61
Max Drawdown (1Y)-43.0%-32.5%-10.4%-16.8%-24.7%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-69.5%-32.5%-27.4%-23.8%-30.0%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-92.9%-36.2%-37.7%-33.7%-37.0%

Returns

UNGUSODBOBNOMedian
NameUnited Sta.United Sta.PowerShare.United Sta. 
1M Return7.4%-2.5%--2.4%
3M Return3.8%25.7%--14.7%
6M Return2.2%17.6%--9.9%
YTD Return-10.9%118.4%--53.7%
1Y Return-14.3%108.3%--47.0%
2Y Return-29.0%90.7%--30.8%
3Y Return-63.2%104.1%--20.5%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity6.2 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 915202685.0%
Average Daily Volume33.6 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1