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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or USO?

AVUS is cheaper, by 0.71 percentage points a year. That is about $71 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVUS vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AVUS 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 +18.0%.

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Net assets: $14.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Equity ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+18.0%

AVUS total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVUS expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVUS costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 115.3 points; AVUS is 7.8 times larger.

AVUS vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUS	USO
Return
Measure	AVUS	USO
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUS	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	AVUS	USO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	AVUS	USO
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.8bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUS	USO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.0%

Method

Side by side

AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity 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 +18.0% +133.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +4.7 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.86%

Holdings 1943 not counted

Net assets, AVUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $14.8bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

AVUS

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000.

AVUS is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,943 positions, with the top ten at 30.0%.

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, AVUS or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or USO?: AVUS is cheaper, by 0.71 percentage points a year. That is about $71 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AVUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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USCF website ↗

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