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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VUSB +3.5%.

Which is cheaper, USO or VUSB?

VUSB is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 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 VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VUSB an actively managed short-term fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +3.5%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

+3.5%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.86%

USO expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 129.8 points.

USO vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USO	VUSB
Return
Measure	USO	VUSB
Total return, 1 year	+133.3%	+3.5%
Drawdown
Measure	USO	VUSB
Below its high	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	USO	VUSB
What it tracks	Oil futures	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	USO	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.86%	0.10%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$9.9bn
Holdings
Measure	USO	VUSB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer USCF Vanguard

What it is Holds oil futures Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +133.3% +3.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.9 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.86% 0.10%

Holdings not counted 1344

Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $9.9bn

USO and VUSB 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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VUSB?: VUSB is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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USO on its own →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

USCF website ↗

VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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