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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VBK +10.3%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VBK?

VBK is cheaper, by 0.81 percentage points a year. That is about $81 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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USO vs VBK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VBK an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +10.3%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $22.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

+10.3%

VBK total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.05%

VBK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VBK costs 0.81 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 123.0 points.

USO vs VBK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VBK
Return
Measure	USO	VBK
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	+10.3%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VBK
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008	8.0%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VBK
What it tracks	Oil futures	Morningstar US Small Cap Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VBK
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.05%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VBK as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$22.8bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VBK
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		12.2%

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VBK Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

What it is Holds oil futures Tracks an index of Small-Cap Growth

Total return, 1 year +133.3% +10.3%

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.05%

Holdings not counted 554

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VBK as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $22.8bn

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

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About each fund

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.

VBK

VBK tracks an index of Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 554 positions, with the top ten at 12.2%. It sat 8.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VBK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VBK +10.3%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VBK?: VBK is cheaper, by 0.81 percentage points a year. That is about $81 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

USCF website ↗

VBK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VBK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VBK ↗

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