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Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

IVV vs SPY

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

IVV and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sitsCore fundCore fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isS&P 500S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year+20.1%+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+20.0%+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts+0.0 pts
Expense ratio0.03%not published
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings504504

IVV in plain words

IVV is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.

SPY in plain words

SPY is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500, book from IVV. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. 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, IVV or SPY?
In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +20.1% and SPY returned +20.0%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do IVV and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Cite this page. ETFIQ, IVV against SPY, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/IVV-SPY.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. ETFIQ publishes the same fields for every fund and suggests no allocation. Standards and sources