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USO vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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USO is a commodity futures fund and VYMI an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +22.3%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
+22.3%
VYMI total return, 1 year
0.86%
USO expense ratio
0.07%
VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYMI costs 0.79 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 111.0 points.

USO vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureUSOVYMI
Return
Total return, 1 year+133.3%+22.3%
Drawdown
Below its high82.3%, high on Jul 14, 20084.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksOil futuresFTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.86%0.07%
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026$1.9bn$21.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.8%

Method

Side by side

USO United States Oil Fund, LP VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer USCF Vanguard
What it is Holds oil futures Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year +133.3% +22.3%
Expense ratio 0.86% 0.07%
Holdings not counted 1509
Net assets, USO as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $21.4bn

USO and VYMI 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.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USO or VYMI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +133.3% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, USO or VYMI?
VYMI is cheaper, by 0.79 percentage points a year. That is about $79 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
USCF website ↗
VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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