Which returned more over the last year, AIOO or IVV?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIOO returned +4.1% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIOO or IVV?

AIOO charges 0.64% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are AIOO and IVV the same kind of fund?

No. AIOO is a buffer 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.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AIOO vs IVV: how they differ

Over the year IVV returned more, +17.6% against +4.1%, and IVV charges 0.03% against 0.64%.

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer100 ETF - Jan and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

AIOO and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIOO AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer100 ETF - Jan	IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	AllianzIM	iShares
What it is	Defined outcome, 100% on SPY	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+4.1%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.4 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.64%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	505

AIOO in plain words

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 0.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.3% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 19 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

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 Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIOO or IVV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIOO returned +4.1% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIOO or IVV?: AIOO charges 0.64% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are AIOO and IVV the same kind of fund?: No. AIOO is a buffer 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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