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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or USO?

BNDX is cheaper, by 0.79 percentage points a year. That is about $79 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BNDX vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX is a bond index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against −0.9%.

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Net assets: $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.79 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 134.2 points.

BNDX vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BNDX	USO
Return
Measure	BNDX	USO
Total return, 1 year	−0.9%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	BNDX	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	BNDX	USO
What it tracks	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	BNDX	USO
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.86%
Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026	$82.9bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BNDX	USO
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard USCF

What it is Tracks an index of Total International Bond Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year −0.9% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.86%

Holdings 6840 not counted

Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $82.9bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

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, BNDX or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or USO?: BNDX is cheaper, by 0.79 percentage points a year. That is about $79 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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