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DBC vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBC and USCI are both commodity futures funds, and over the year DBC returned +55.7% against +43.7%. Net assets on Oct 14, 2026: $2.0bn for Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and $419m for United States Commodity Index Fund ETV.

DBC costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; DBC is 4.7 times larger.

DBC vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees
DBCUSCI
Expense ratio0.83%1.05%
Net assets$2.0bn$419m
Total return, 1 year+55.7%+43.7%
What it tracksCommodity futuresBroad futures
Holdings in commonnot published
Below its high13.8%, high on Jul 2, 2008
+55.7%
DBC total return, 1 year
+43.7%
USCI total return, 1 year
0.83%
DBC expense ratio
1.05%
USCI expense ratio
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DBC and USCI are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. DBC follows Commodity futures and USCI follows Broad futures.
  2. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 14, 2026 DBC returned +55.7% and USCI +43.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 12.0 points.
  3. Cost. DBC charges 0.83% of assets a year and USCI 1.05%, a gap of 0.22 points.

Data as of Oct 14, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
USCI
United States Commodity Index Fund ETV
Where it sits Commodity ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Invesco USCF
What it is Holds commodity futures Holds broad futures
Total return, 1 year +55.7% +43.7%
Expense ratio 0.83% 1.05%
Net assets $2.0bn $419m

DBC and USCI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DBC

DBC holds commodity futures. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +55.7% with distributions reinvested. It sat 13.8% below its high of Jul 2, 2008 on Oct 14, 2026.

Its expense ratio is 0.83% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

About USCI

USCI holds broad futures. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBC or USCI?
In the year to Oct 14, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBC returned +55.7% and USCI +43.7%.
Which is cheaper, DBC or USCI?
DBC is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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Where these figures came from
DBC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Invesco page for DBC ↗USCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗USCF website ↗

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