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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or USO?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.80 percentage points a year. That is about $80 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IUSB is a bond index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against −1.2%.

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Net assets: $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.80 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 134.5 points; IUSB is far larger, $49.8bn against $1.9bn.

IUSB vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	USO
Return
Measure	IUSB	USO
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	USO
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	USO
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	USO
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.86%

Holdings 18338 not counted

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $49.8bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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, IUSB or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or USO?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.80 percentage points a year. That is about $80 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB on its own →USO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

USCF website ↗

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