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RDVY vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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RDVY is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +17.6%.

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Net assets: $25.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

RDVY on its own →USO on its own →
At a glance
+17.6%
RDVY total return, 1 year
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
0.47%
RDVY expense ratio
0.86%
USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

RDVY costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 115.7 points; RDVY is 13.4 times larger.

RDVY vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureRDVYUSO
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+133.3%
Drawdown
Below its high5.3%, high on Aug 13, 202682.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksNasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers IndexOil futures
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.47%0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$25.4bn$1.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.1%

Method

Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer First Trust USCF
What it is Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers Holds oil futures
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +133.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +3.9 pts vs VOO not measured
Expense ratio 0.47% 0.86%
Holdings 72 not counted
Net assets, RDVY as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $25.4bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund
RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 13, 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, RDVY or USO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or USO?
RDVY is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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RDVY on its own →USO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →RDVY dividend history →RDVY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for RDVY ↗
USCF website ↗

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