BLV vs USO

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF vs United States Oil Fund

Quick take
  • BLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.86% for USO.
  • BLV pays a higher dividend yield (4.76%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBLVUSO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.86%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.76%0.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.67B$1.88B
YTD return
-0.60%62.25%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
2.102.22
P/E ratio
32.83
Last price
$67.73$108.49
Inception
Issuer
VanguardUSCF

BLV top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for BLV.

USO top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for USO.

About BLV

BLV (Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF) is Long-term investment-grade bonds. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $8.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 4.76%.

About USO

USO (United States Oil Fund) is Tracks WTI crude oil futures. Managed by USCF, the fund carries $1.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.86%.