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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IVV vs USO: how they differ

IVV is an equity index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +17.6%.

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and United States Oil Fund, LP.

IVV and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
USO
United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesUSCF
What it isS&P 500Oil
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts+94.7 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.45%
Holdings505not filed

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. 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, IVV or USO?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.6% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IVV or USO?
IVV charges 0.03% a year and USO charges 0.45%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IVV against USO, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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