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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWX vs USO: how they differ

ACWX is an equity index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +23.0%.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and United States Oil Fund, LP.

ACWX and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	United
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	Oil
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	+94.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	not published
Holdings	1759	not filed

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1759 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%.

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. 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, ACWX or USO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and USO returned +112.2%, so USO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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