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IJT vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IJT is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +15.4%.

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Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

IJT on its own →USO on its own →
At a glance
+15.4%
IJT total return, 1 year
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
0.18%
IJT expense ratio
0.86%
USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJT costs 0.68 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 117.9 points; IJT is 3.9 times larger.

IJT vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIJTUSO
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.4%+133.3%
Drawdown
Below its high8.2%, high on Aug 4, 202682.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P SmallCap 600 Growth IndexOil futures
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.18%0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$7.5bn$1.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.6%

Method

Side by side

IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares USCF
What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Holds oil futures
Total return, 1 year +15.4% +133.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +15.6% (SLYG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs SLYG not measured
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.86%
Holdings 369 not counted
Net assets, IJT as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $7.5bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund
IJT

IJT tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.4% with distributions reinvested, against +15.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 369 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Aug 4, 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, IJT or USO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IJT or USO?
IJT is cheaper, by 0.68 percentage points a year. That is about $68 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IJT on its own →USO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJT dividend history →IJT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJT ↗
USCF website ↗

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