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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VCLT?

VCLT is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

USO vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VCLT a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against −5.9%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.83 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 139.2 points.

USO vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VCLT
Return
Measure	USO	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VCLT
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008	17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VCLT
What it tracks	Oil futures	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.03%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VCLT
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

What it is Holds oil futures Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +133.3% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.03%

Holdings not counted 2562

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $7.5bn

USO and VCLT 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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VCLT?: VCLT is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 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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VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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