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USO vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VOOG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +12.1%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

USO on its own →VOOG on its own →
At a glance
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
+12.1%
VOOG total return, 1 year
0.86%
USO expense ratio
0.05%
VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOOG costs 0.81 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 121.2 points.

USO vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureUSOVOOG
Return
Total return, 1 year+133.3%+12.1%
Drawdown
Below its high82.3%, high on Jul 14, 20084.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksOil futuresS&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.86%0.05%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026$1.9bn$27.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.2%

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer USCF Vanguard
What it is Holds oil futures Tracks the S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year +133.3% +12.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.1% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.86% 0.05%
Holdings not counted 154
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $27.8bn

USO and VOOG 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.

VOOG

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VOOG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VOOG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VOOG?
VOOG is cheaper, by 0.81 percentage points a year. That is about $81 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
USCF website ↗
VOOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VOOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VOOG ↗

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