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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +21.7% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, IGM or USO?

IGM is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGM vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGM is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +21.7%.

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Net assets: $11.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+21.7%

IGM total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.37%

IGM expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGM costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 111.6 points; IGM is 5.8 times larger.

IGM vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGM	USO
Return
Measure	IGM	USO
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IGM	USO
Below its high	6.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	IGM	USO
What it tracks	S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	IGM	USO
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.0bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGM	USO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	56.8%

Method

Side by side

IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares USCF

What it is Tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.86%

Holdings 295 not counted

Net assets, IGM as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $11.0bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

IGM

IGM tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 56.8%. It sat 6.2% 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, IGM or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +21.7% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IGM or USO?: IGM is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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USCF website ↗

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