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USO vs VGT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VGT an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +24.7%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $154.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Information Tech ETF.

USO on its own →VGT on its own →
At a glance
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
+24.7%
VGT total return, 1 year
0.86%
USO expense ratio
0.09%
VGT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGT costs 0.77 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 108.6 points.

USO vs VGT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureUSOVGT
Return
Total return, 1 year+133.3%+24.7%
Drawdown
Below its high82.3%, high on Jul 14, 20084.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksOil futuresMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information Technology 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.86%0.09%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGT as of Sep 30, 2026$1.9bn$154.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight87%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund63.6%

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VGT Vanguard Information Tech ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer USCF Vanguard
What it is Holds oil futures Tracks an index of Information technology
Total return, 1 year +133.3% +24.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +25.0% (FTEC)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.3 pts vs FTEC
Expense ratio 0.86% 0.09%
Holdings not counted 320
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGT as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $154.5bn

USO and VGT 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.

VGT

VGT tracks an index of Information technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested, against +25.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information Technology 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 320 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VGT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VGT +24.7%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VGT?
VGT is cheaper, by 0.77 percentage points a year. That is about $77 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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USO on its own →VGT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VGT dividend history →VGT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
USCF website ↗
VGT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGT ↗

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