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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, BOND or USO?

BOND is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOND vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOND is an actively managed bond fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against −1.4%.

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Net assets: $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

−1.4%

BOND total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.54%

BOND expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOND costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 134.7 points.

BOND vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOND	USO
Return
Measure	BOND	USO
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	BOND	USO
Below its high	3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	BOND	USO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	BOND	USO
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.86%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026	$8.3bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BOND	USO
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer PIMCO USCF

What it is Actively managed Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +133.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.54% 0.86%

Holdings 1565 not counted

Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $8.3bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

BOND

BOND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.1% below its high of Feb 27, 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, BOND or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or USO?: BOND is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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