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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VIG +13.9%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VIG?

VIG is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 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 VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VIG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +13.9%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

+13.9%

VIG total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.04%

VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.82 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 119.4 points.

USO vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VIG
Return
Measure	USO	VIG
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	+13.9%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VIG
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VIG
What it tracks	Oil futures	S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VIG
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.04%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$109.1bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VIG
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		34.5%

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Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

What it is Holds oil futures Tracks an index of Dividend growth

Total return, 1 year +133.3% +13.9%

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.04%

Holdings not counted 335

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $109.1bn

USO and VIG 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.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VIG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VIG +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VIG?: VIG is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 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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VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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