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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VTWO +14.3%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VTWO?

VTWO 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 VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VTWO an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +14.3%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $16.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

+14.3%

VTWO total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.06%

VTWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTWO costs 0.80 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 119.0 points.

USO vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VTWO
Return
Measure	USO	VTWO
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	+14.3%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VTWO
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008	7.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VTWO
What it tracks	Oil futures	Russell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VTWO
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.06%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTWO as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$16.6bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VTWO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		5.4%

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

What it is Holds oil futures Tracks the Russell 2000

Total return, 1 year +133.3% +14.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.1% (IWM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWM

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.06%

Holdings not counted 2002

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $16.6bn

USO and VTWO 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.

VTWO

VTWO tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,002 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 7.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VTWO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VTWO +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VTWO?: VTWO 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

USCF website ↗

VTWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTWO ↗

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