GOVT vs USO

iShares US Treasury Bond ETF vs United States Oil Fund

Quick take
  • GOVT has the lower expense ratio at 0.05% vs 0.86% for USO.
  • GOVT pays a higher dividend yield (3.53%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGOVTUSO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.05%0.86%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.53%0.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$41.03B$1.94B
YTD return
0.31%93.68%
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.
0.882.14
P/E ratio
40.84
Last price
$22.78$134.97
Inception
Issuer
iSharesUSCF

GOVT top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for GOVT.

USO top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for USO.

About GOVT

GOVT (iShares US Treasury Bond ETF) is Broad US Treasury bonds across all maturities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $41.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.05%, a dividend yield of 3.53%.

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%.