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 (5.05%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBLVUSO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.86%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.05%0.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.32B$1.95B
YTD return
-1.91%106.28%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
2.042.12
P/E ratio
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Last price
$64.75$142.70
Inception
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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 $8.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 5.05%.

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%.