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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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DRAM vs IVV: how they differ

DRAM and IVV are measured over different days, and IVV charges 0.03% against 0.65%.

Roundhill Memory ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

DRAM and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRAM
Roundhill Memory ETF
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sitsThematic ETFCore index fund
IssuerRoundhilliShares
What it isMemory and storageS&P 500
Total return, 1 year+112.9%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+16.8%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+96.1 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.65%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50020.0%100.0%
Holdings13504

DRAM in plain words

By weight, 20% of DRAM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 97% of the fund across 13 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 2, 2026 the fund returned +112.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 96.1 pts. It sits 26.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

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 is cheaper, DRAM or IVV?
DRAM charges 0.65% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DRAM and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 20% of DRAM and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are DRAM and IVV the same kind of fund?
No. DRAM is a thematic ETF and IVV is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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