PDBC vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees

PDBC is an actively managed commodity fund and USCI a commodity futures fund, and over the year PDBC returned +56.6% against +43.7%. Net assets on Oct 14, 2026: $7.9bn for Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF and $419m for United States Commodity Index Fund ETV.

PDBC costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.9 points; PDBC is 18.9 times larger.

PDBC vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees
PDBCUSCI
Expense ratio0.59%1.05%
Net assets$7.9bn$419m
Total return, 1 year+56.6%+43.7%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBroad futures
Holdings in commonnot published
+56.6%
PDBC total return, 1 year
+43.7%
USCI total return, 1 year
0.59%
PDBC expense ratio
1.05%
USCI expense ratio
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PDBC and USCI are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. PDBC follows No index, actively managed and USCI follows Broad futures.
  2. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 14, 2026 PDBC returned +56.6% and USCI +43.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 12.9 points.
  3. Cost. PDBC charges 0.59% of assets a year and USCI 1.05%, a gap of 0.46 points.

Data as of Oct 14, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

PDBC
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
USCI
United States Commodity Index Fund ETV
Where it sits Commodity ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Invesco USCF
What it is Actively managed Holds broad futures
Total return, 1 year +56.6% +43.7%
Expense ratio 0.59% 1.05%
Holdings 1 not read by ETFIQ
Net assets $7.9bn $419m

PDBC and USCI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About PDBC

PDBC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +56.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

About USCI

USCI holds broad futures. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PDBC or USCI?
In the year to Oct 14, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PDBC returned +56.6% and USCI +43.7%.
Which is cheaper, PDBC or USCI?
PDBC is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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