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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOND or USO?

BOND charges 0.54% a year and USO charges 0.45%, so USO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BOND vs USO: how they differ

BOND is a bond index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against −0.1%.

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund and United States Oil Fund, LP.

BOND and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	USCF
What it is	Active Bond Exchange-Traded	Oil
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+94.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.45%
Holdings	1565	not filed

BOND in plain words

BOND is a bond fund tracking the Active Bond Exchange-Traded. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

USO in plain words

USO is a commodity fund tracking the Oil. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +112.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. It sat 57.1% below its high of Apr 8, 2011 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOND or USO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −0.1% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOND or USO?: BOND charges 0.54% a year and USO charges 0.45%, so USO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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