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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or USO?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB is a bond index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +1.3%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $23.7bn for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and $1.9bn for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.82 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 132.0 points; IGSB is 12.5 times larger.

IGSB vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	USO
Return
Measure	IGSB	USO
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IGSB	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	USO
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	USO
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.86%
Net assets	$23.7bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	USO
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.86%

Holdings 4781 not counted

Net assets $23.7bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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, IGSB or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or USO?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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