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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VCSH?

VCSH 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 VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VCSH a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +1.3%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.83 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 132.0 points.

USO vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VCSH
Return
Measure	USO	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VCSH
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VCSH
What it tracks	Oil futures	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.03%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VCSH
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +133.3% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.03%

Holdings not counted 3064

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $43.9bn

USO and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VCSH?: VCSH 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

USCF website ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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