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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or USO?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.71 percentage points a year. That is about $71 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI is a bond index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against −1.1%.

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Net assets: $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 134.4 points; IEI is 8.9 times larger.

IEI vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	USO
Return
Measure	IEI	USO
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	USO
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	USO
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	USO
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares USCF

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.86%

Holdings 82 not counted

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.0bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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, IEI or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or USO?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.71 percentage points a year. That is about $71 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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