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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VONG +1.1%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VONG?

VONG is cheaper, by 0.80 percentage points a year. That is about $80 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 VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VONG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +1.1%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

+1.1%

VONG total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.06%

VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.80 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 132.2 points.

USO vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VONG
Return
Measure	USO	VONG
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	+1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VONG
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VONG
What it tracks	Oil futures	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VONG
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.06%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$47.1bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VONG
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		57.6%

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

What it is Holds oil futures Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth

Total return, 1 year +133.3% +1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +0.9% (IWF)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWF

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.06%

Holdings not counted 373

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $47.1bn

USO and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. 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 VONG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VONG?: VONG is cheaper, by 0.80 percentage points a year. That is about $80 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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VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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