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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% 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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EWJ vs USO: how they differ

EWJ is an equity index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +26.5%.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and United States Oil Fund, LP.

EWJ and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF	USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	United
What it is	MSCI Japan	Oil
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	+94.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	not published
Holdings	179	not filed

EWJ in plain words

EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.

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, EWJ or USO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% 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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