Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or USO?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or USO?

AVDV is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AVDV is an actively managed equity fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +22.8%.

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Net assets: $20.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVDV costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 110.5 points; AVDV is 10.5 times larger.

AVDV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	USO
Return
Measure	AVDV	USO
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	USO
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	USO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	USO
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	USO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Avantis USCF

What it is Actively managed Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.86%

Holdings 1732 not counted

Net assets, AVDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $20.0bn $1.9bn

AVDV and USO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

USO

USO holds oil futures. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +133.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.86% a year. It sat 82.3% below its high of Jul 14, 2008 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or USO?: AVDV is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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USCF website ↗

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