A
vs
B
Share
Compare their flowsAsk IQ about these two funds

FAAR vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees

FAAR is an actively managed commodity fund and USCI a commodity futures fund, and over the year USCI returned +43.7% against +19.9%. Net assets on Oct 14, 2026: $247m for First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF and $419m for United States Commodity Index Fund ETV.

FAAR costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.8 points; USCI is 1.7 times larger.

FAAR vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees
FAARUSCI
Expense ratio0.98%1.05%
Net assets$247m$419m
Total return, 1 year+19.9%+43.7%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBroad futures
Holdings in commonnot published
Below its high3.9%, high on May 18, 2026
+19.9%
FAAR total return, 1 year
+43.7%
USCI total return, 1 year
0.98%
FAAR expense ratio
1.05%
USCI expense ratio

On the same fields

FAAR
First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF
USCI
United States Commodity Index Fund ETV
Where it sits Commodity ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer First Trust USCF
What it is Actively managed Holds broad futures
Total return, 1 year +19.9% +43.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +41.5% (BCI) not published
Gap to its benchmark −21.6 pts vs BCI not available
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.05%
Holdings 0 not read by ETFIQ
Net assets $247m $419m

FAAR and USCI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FAAR

FAAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +41.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Commodity Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year. It sat 3.9% below its high of May 18, 2026 on Oct 14, 2026.

About USCI

USCI holds broad futures. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FAAR or USCI?
In the year to Oct 14, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FAAR returned +19.9% and USCI +43.7%.
Which is cheaper, FAAR or USCI?
FAAR is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
FAAR vs NBCMFAAR vs PITFAAR vs SDCICOMB vs FAARBCD vs USCICMDT vs USCICOMB vs USCINBCM vs USCI
FAAR on its own →USCI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
FAAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FAAR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FAAR ↗USCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗USCF website ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, FAAR against USCI, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/faar-vs-usci

Open data

Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.