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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or USO?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.78 percentage points a year. That is about $78 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DGRO is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +18.8%.

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Net assets: $44.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.78 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 114.5 points; DGRO is far larger, $44.6bn against $1.9bn.

DGRO vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	USO
Return
Measure	DGRO	USO
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	USO
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	USO
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	USO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%

Method

Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares USCF

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.86%

Holdings 393 not counted

Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $44.6bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

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, DGRO or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or USO?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.78 percentage points a year. That is about $78 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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