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IJH vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IJH is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +13.2%.

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Net assets: $122.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

IJH on its own →USO on its own →
At a glance
+13.2%
IJH total return, 1 year
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
0.05%
IJH expense ratio
0.86%
USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.81 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 120.1 points; IJH is far larger, $122.8bn against $1.9bn.

IJH vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIJHUSO
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.2%+133.3%
Drawdown
Below its high6.5%, high on Aug 14, 202682.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400Oil futures
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$122.8bn$1.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.2%

Method

Side by side

IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares USCF
What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Holds oil futures
Total return, 1 year +13.2% +133.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.8% (MDY) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs MDY not measured
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.86%
Holdings 409 not counted
Net assets, IJH as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $122.8bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund
IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 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, IJH or USO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.2% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IJH or USO?
IJH is cheaper, by 0.81 percentage points a year. That is about $81 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IJH on its own →USO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJH dividend history →IJH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJH ↗
USCF website ↗

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