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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VOX −5.7%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VOX?

VOX 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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USO vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VOX an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against −5.7%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $6.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Communication Services ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

−5.7%

VOX total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.09%

VOX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOX costs 0.77 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 139.0 points.

USO vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VOX
Return
Measure	USO	VOX
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	−5.7%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VOX
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008	10.8%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VOX
What it tracks	Oil futures	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VOX
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.09%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$6.0bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VOX
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		71.1%

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Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

What it is Holds oil futures Tracks an index of Communication Services

Total return, 1 year +133.3% −5.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −5.9% (FCOM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs FCOM

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.09%

Holdings not counted 113

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $6.0bn

USO and VOX 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.

VOX

VOX tracks an index of Communication Services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.7% with distributions reinvested, against −5.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 71.1%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VOX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VOX −5.7%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VOX?: VOX 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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Sources and dates

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VOX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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