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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPY or USO?

SPY charges 0.09% a year and USO charges 0.45%, so SPY 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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SPY vs USO: how they differ

SPY is an equity index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +17.5%.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and United States Oil Fund, LP.

SPY and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	USCF
What it is	S&P 500	Oil
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	0.0 pts	+94.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.45%
Holdings	505	not filed

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 38.2%.

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, SPY or USO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPY or USO?: SPY charges 0.09% a year and USO charges 0.45%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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