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EWT vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EWT is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +69.9%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $12.0bn for iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and $1.9bn for United States Oil Fund, LP.

EWT on its own →USO on its own →
At a glance
+69.9%
EWT total return, 1 year
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWT expense ratio
0.86%
USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EWT costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 63.4 points; EWT is 6.3 times larger.

EWT vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWTUSO
Return
Total return, 1 year+69.9%+133.3%
Drawdown
Below its high7.7%, high on Oct 5, 202682.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Taiwan 25/50 IndexOil futures
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.86%
Net assets$12.0bn$1.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Holdings datedOct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund47.7%

Method

Side by side

EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares USCF
What it is Tracks the MSCI Taiwan Holds oil futures
Total return, 1 year +69.9% +133.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +53.6 pts vs EEM not measured
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.86%
Holdings 79 not counted
Net assets $12.0bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund
EWT

EWT tracks the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +69.9% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 47.7%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Oct 5, 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, EWT or USO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +69.9% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, EWT or USO?
EWT is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
EWT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWT ↗
USCF website ↗

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