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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Are REMX and USO the same kind of fund?

No. REMX is a thematic ETF and USO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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REMX vs USO: how they differ

Over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +21.9%.

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and United States Oil Fund, LP.

REMX and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF	USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	United
What it is	Miners and metals	Oil
Total return, 1 year	+21.9%	+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.4 pts	+94.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.53%	not published
Holdings	30	not filed

REMX in plain words

By weight, 7% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. It sits 67.6% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

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, REMX or USO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Are REMX and USO the same kind of fund?: No. REMX is a thematic ETF and USO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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