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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 SPLG: how they differ

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

iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

DBMF and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
SPLG
S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriMGPS&P
What it isiMGP DBi Managed Futures StrategyS&P 500, book from IVV
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%not published

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.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or SPLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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