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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or USO?

MINT is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MINT vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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MINT is an actively managed short-term fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +4.2%.

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Net assets: $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MINT costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 129.1 points.

MINT vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	USO
Return
Measure	MINT	USO
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	MINT	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	USO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	USO
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.86%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026	$16.4bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	USO
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer PIMCO USCF

What it is Actively managed Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.86%

Holdings 977 not counted

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $16.4bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

MINT

MINT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% 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, MINT or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or USO?: MINT is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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