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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QUAL or USO?

QUAL charges 0.15% a year and USO charges 0.45%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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QUAL vs USO: how they differ

QUAL is an equity index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +16.0%.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and United States Oil Fund, LP.

QUAL and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	USCF
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	Oil
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	+94.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.45%
Holdings	121	not filed

QUAL in plain words

QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 44.4%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, QUAL or USO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QUAL or USO?: QUAL charges 0.15% a year and USO charges 0.45%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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