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SOYB vs USE

Teucrium Soybean Fund

SOYBBNYSE Arca

USCF Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return Fund

USECNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

SOYB −0.16pt a year

SOYB0.63%USE0.79%

Avg volume · 30D

SOYB 14.4×the volume

SOYB68.9KUSE4.8K

3Y return · a year

USE +19.8pt

SOYB−1.6%USE+18.2%

SOYB vs USE Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+13.0%SOYB+63.6%USE

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. SOYB +13.0%. USE +63.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%40%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
SOYB 0.63%, better
USE 0.79%
Fund size
SOYB $39M
USE $3M
1Y total return
SOYB +13.0%
USE +63.6%, better
Yield (12M)
SOYB No data
USE 1.76%
Holdings
SOYB 12
USE 6
Avg volume (30D)
SOYB 68.9K sh, better
USE 4.8K sh
NAV per share
SOYB $26.14
USE $40.21
52W range

ETF.net Grade

SOYB: Cost 69, Risk 56, Mission not scored, Tradability 76, Holdings not scored, Durability 49. USE: Cost 53, Risk 34, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings not scored, Durability 26.
Pillar letters and Scores for SOYB, USE, with each pillar’s weight
PillarSOYBUSE
Cost30% weightB69HigherC53
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB56HigherD34
Tradability15% weightA76HigherD34
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightC49HigherD26

Rank among Commodity Futures funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. SOYB and USE are both graded against the same 13 Commodity Futures funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Commodity Futures⁠

Category · 13 funds
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SOYB ranks 2nd and USE 9th of 13 funds in the Commodity Futures Category.

  1. Rank 1APDBCInvesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETFScore 84
  2. Rank 2BSOYBTeucrium Soybean FundScore 65
  3. Rank 2BWEATTeucrium Wheat FundScore 65
  4. Rank 9CEVMTInvesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETFScore 40
  5. Rank 9CUSEUSCF Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return FundScore 40
  6. Rank 11DKCCAKraneShares California Carbon Allowance Strategy ETFScore 29

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

SOYBBTeucrium Soybean Fund

USECUSCF Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return Fund

In short

SOYB Soybeans, straight up. Since 2011 SOYB has tracked a benchmark of soybean futures for future delivery, wrapped so you can buy the bean in an ordinary brokerage account, and it charges less than the typical commodity futures fund.

USE Most commodity funds hand you the whole grocery basket. USE shops one aisle: oil, petroleum and natural gas, run through derivatives with an absolute-return mandate instead of a buy-and-hold index.

Stated mandate

SOYB SOYB seeks to track daily changes in the soybean market for future delivery through its benchmark.

USE The report identifies USE as a Commodity Pool Fund whose strategy is implemented primarily through commodity-linked derivatives, with subsidiary exposure used to support RIC tax requirements.

Why people hold it

  • SOYB Fee of 0.63% a year sits under the 0.81% median for commodity futures funds, and under diversified rival PDBC at 0.74%.
  • A single-crop play, not a commodity grab bag: the fund follows the Teucrium Soybean Index, which tracks daily moves in soybean futures.
  • Trading since 2011, a long run for a one-commodity fund, and one of the stronger implementations in its commodity futures peer group.
  • USE Single-theme by design. The mandate points at oil, petroleum and natural gas, not the metals-grains-energy grab bag inside diversified peers like PDBC or HARD.
  • Costs 0.79% a year, a shade under the typical commodity-futures fund and below index peers such as DBB at 0.81%.
  • Clean plumbing for a futures strategy: a commodity pool built on commodity-linked derivatives, with a subsidiary sleeve used to support RIC tax treatment.

Worth knowing

  • SOYB One crop, one price. Weather, harvest cycles and export demand move soybean futures hard, and there is nothing else in the portfolio to soften it.
  • It is a commodity pool, not a standard 1940 Act fund, so the tax paperwork differs from a stock ETF. Check how that lands on your return.
  • Mid-sized asset base and moderate turnover mean bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the giant index funds, and the payoff comes from price moves, not income.
  • USE A small fund that trades thinly. That usually shows up as wider spreads and more attention needed on how orders get placed.
  • Energy futures move sharply in both directions, and an absolute-return label does not mute that. It sits in the lower half of its commodity-futures peer group.
  • Launched in 2023, so the operating history is short, and cash goes out at most once or twice a year rather than on a monthly rhythm.

Full SOYB profile⁠

Full USE profile⁠

SOYB vs USE Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

SOYB vs USE Cost

Overpaying USE vs SOYB

$2,815

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SOYB 0.63%

    $12,359

  • USE 0.79%

    $15,174

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SOYB 0.63%
  • USE 0.79%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530USE $15,174SOYB $12,359

Year by year

YearSOYBUSEOverpaying
10$1,128$1,405$277
20$4,311$5,331$1,020
30$12,359$15,174$2,815

Expense ratio

  • 0.63%SOYB, cheaper
  • 0.79%USE
  • Middle half of Commodity Futures funds
  • Median 0.79%

SOYB 5th cheapest of 13 funds

USE 7th cheapest of 13 funds

SOYB vs USE Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
SOYB No data
USE 1.76%
Payout (12M)
SOYB None
USE $0.70
Last payment
SOYB No data
USE $0.70
Ex-dividend
SOYB No data
USE Dec 22, 2025
Paid on
SOYB No data
USE Dec 23, 2025
Frequency
SOYB No data
USE Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

SOYBAll SOYB payments⁠

No distribution history available.

USEAnnual · 4 paymentsAll USE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Aug 28, 2023 $0.46; Dec 27, 2023 $1.06; Dec 27, 2024 $10.72; Dec 22, 2025 $0.70. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1020232026YTD

SOYB vs USE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
SOYB 15.1%, betterUSE 34.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
SOYB −0.33USE 0.52, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
SOYB −31.0%USE −28.2%since May 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
SOYB 0.44USE 1.37

SOYB and USE in the news

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