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

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EWT vs USO: how they differ

EWT is an equity index fund and USO a commodity fund, and over the year USO returned more, +112.2% against +84.9%.

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

EWT and USO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
USO
United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesUnited
What it isMSCI TaiwanOil
Total return, 1 year+84.9%+112.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+67.4 pts+94.7 pts
Expense ratio0.59%not published
Holdings85not filed

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.

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, EWT or USO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% 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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