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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or USO?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BSV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV is a bond index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +1.0%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.83 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 132.3 points.

BSV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	USO
Return
Measure	BSV	USO
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	BSV	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	USO
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	USO
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.86%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026	$45.4bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	USO
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term 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 Short-Term Bond Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.86%

Holdings 3157 not counted

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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, BSV or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or USO?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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