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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VLUE?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.71 percentage points a year. That is about $71 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

USO vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VLUE an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +54.7%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $1.9bn for United States Oil Fund, LP and $9.4bn for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 78.6 points; VLUE is 4.9 times larger.

USO vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VLUE
Return
Measure	USO	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VLUE
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VLUE
What it tracks	Oil futures	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.15%
Net assets	$1.9bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VLUE
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Holdings dated		Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer USCF iShares

What it is Holds oil futures Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +133.3% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.15%

Holdings not counted 148

Net assets $1.9bn $9.4bn

USO and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VLUE?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.71 percentage points a year. That is about $71 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

USCF website ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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