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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +13.4% and USO +133.3%.

Which is cheaper, IDEV or USO?

IDEV is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IDEV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IDEV is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +13.4%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $34.0bn for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF and $1.9bn for United States Oil Fund, LP.

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At a glance

+13.4%

IDEV total return, 1 year

+133.3%

USO total return, 1 year

0.04%

IDEV expense ratio

0.86%

USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IDEV costs 0.82 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 119.9 points; IDEV is 17.9 times larger.

IDEV vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IDEV	USO
Return
Measure	IDEV	USO
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+133.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IDEV	USO
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	82.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
Measure	IDEV	USO
What it tracks	MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index	Oil futures
Cost and size
Measure	IDEV	USO
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.86%
Net assets	$34.0bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IDEV	USO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.9%

Method

Side by side

IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares USCF

What it is Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets Holds oil futures

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +133.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.9 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.86%

Holdings 2317 not counted

Net assets $34.0bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund

IDEV

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 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, IDEV or USO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +13.4% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IDEV or USO?: IDEV is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IDEV ↗

USCF website ↗

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