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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DBMF vs IVV: how they differ

DBMF and IVV are both equity index funds, and over the year DBMF returned more, +25.4% against +17.6%.

iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

DBMF and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriMGPiShares
What it isiMGP DBi Managed Futures StrategyS&P 500
Total return, 1 year+25.4%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.9 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.85%0.03%
Holdingsnot filed504

DBMF in plain words

DBMF is an index equity fund tracking the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or IVV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and IVV returned +17.6%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DBMF or IVV?
DBMF charges 0.85% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DBMF against IVV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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