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IXUS vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IXUS is an equity index fund and USO a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USO returned +133.3% against +14.1%.

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Net assets: $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for United States Oil Fund, LP.

IXUS on its own →USO on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+133.3%
USO total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.86%
USO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.79 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 119.2 points; IXUS is far larger, $57.6bn against $1.9bn.

IXUS vs USO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSUSO
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+133.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 202682.3%, high on Jul 14, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMIOil futures
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.86%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$57.6bn$1.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%

Method

Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF USO United States Oil Fund, LP
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares USCF
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Holds oil futures
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +133.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX not measured
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.86%
Holdings 4584 not counted
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and USO as of Oct 28, 2026 $57.6bn $1.9bn

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

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About each fund
IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 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, IXUS or USO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and USO +133.3%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or USO?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.79 percentage points a year. That is about $79 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
USCF website ↗

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