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AVUV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AVUV 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 +25.1%.

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Net assets: $32.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

AVUV on its own →USO on its own →
At a glance
+25.1%
AVUV total return, 1 year
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
0.25%
AVUV expense ratio
0.86%
USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVUV costs 0.61 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 108.2 points; AVUV is 16.9 times larger.

AVUV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVUVUSO
Return
Total return, 1 year+25.1%+133.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.4%, high on Aug 4, 202682.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedOil futures
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$32.1bn$1.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.9%

Method

Side by side

AVUV Avantis U.S. 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 +25.1% +133.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +21.1% (IWN) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +4.0 pts vs IWN not measured
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.86%
Holdings 791 not counted
Net assets, AVUV as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $32.1bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund
AVUV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value.

AVUV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 791 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 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, AVUV or USO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or USO?
AVUV is cheaper, by 0.61 percentage points a year. That is about $61 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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AVUV on its own →USO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVUV dividend history →AVUV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVUV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
USCF website ↗

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