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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, IYE or USO?

IYE 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

IYE vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IYE is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +58.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $1.8bn for iShares U.S. Energy ETF and $1.9bn for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYE costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 74.5 points; USO is 1.1 times larger.

IYE vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYE	USO
Return
Measure	IYE	USO
Total return, 1 year	+58.8%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IYE	USO
Below its high		82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	IYE	USO
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	IYE	USO
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.86%
Net assets	$1.8bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IYE	USO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	67%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	71.5%

Method

Side by side

IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares USCF

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Energy Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +58.8% +133.3%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.86%

Holdings 41 not counted

Net assets $1.8bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

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, IYE or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or USO?: IYE 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

IYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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