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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRNY returned +6.5% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, GRNY or USO?

GRNY is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GRNY vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GRNY is an actively managed equity fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +6.5%.

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Net assets: $4.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+6.5%

GRNY total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.75%

GRNY expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GRNY costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 126.8 points.

GRNY vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GRNY	USO
Return
Measure	GRNY	USO
Total return, 1 year	+6.5%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	GRNY	USO
Below its high	3.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	GRNY	USO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	GRNY	USO
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.86%
Net assets, GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026	$4.3bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GRNY	USO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.5%

Method

Side by side

GRNY Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Fundstrat USCF

What it is Actively managed Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +6.5% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.86%

Holdings 43 not counted

Net assets, GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $4.3bn $1.9bn

GRNY and USO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

GRNY

GRNY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 43 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

USO

USO holds oil futures. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +133.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.86% a year. It sat 82.3% below its high of Jul 14, 2008 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GRNY or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRNY returned +6.5% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, GRNY or USO?: GRNY is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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