Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or USO?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FTEC vs USO: how they differ

FTEC is an equity index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +35.7%.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and United States Oil Fund, LP.

FTEC and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF	USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Fidelity	United
What it is	MSCI Information Technology	Oil
Total return, 1 year	+35.7%	+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+18.2 pts	+94.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	not published
Holdings	282	not filed

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

USO in plain words

USO is a commodity fund tracking the Oil. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +112.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 57.1% below its high of Apr 8, 2011 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or USO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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