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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +112.2% and XLE returned +50.7%, 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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USO vs XLE: how they differ

USO is a commodity fund and XLE an equity index fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +50.7%.

United States Oil Fund, LP and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

USO and XLE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	USO United States Oil Fund, LP	XLE State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	United	State Street
What it is	Oil	Energy
Total return, 1 year	+112.2%	+50.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+94.7 pts	+33.2 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.08%
Holdings	not filed	21

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.

XLE in plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 75.7%.

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Which returned more over the last year, USO or XLE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USO returned +112.2% and XLE returned +50.7%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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