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AMZY vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AMZY returned +7.2% to IVV's +13.7%, and IVV charges 0.03% to AMZY's 1.09%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $221m for YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF and $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

At a glance
+7.2%
AMZY total return, 1 year
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
1.09%
AMZY expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 1.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $221m.

AMZY vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAMZYIVV
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+13.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 28.9%rose 12.4%
Latest payout, annualized26.6%
Against its benchmark
What it tracksBenchmark: Amazon (AMZN)S&P 500
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 3.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$221m$885.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AMZY and IVV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AMZY IVV
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Only in AMZY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.92%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 11.87%
AMZN US 11/20/26 C255 5.21%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C265 1.35%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C262.5 1.22%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C252.5 -2.04%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C255 -2.30%
2AMZN US 11/20/26 P255.01 FLX -5.06%
Only in IVV
NVIDIA 7.92%
APPLE 7.61%
MICROSOFT 5.93%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%
BROADCOM INC 2.45%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%
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Side by side

AMZY YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Income ETF Stock ETF
What it is synthetic covered call, vs AMZN Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +7.2% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +11.1% (AMZN) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −3.9 pts vs AMZN +0.1 pts vs SPY
Cash paid, 1 year 34.3% not an income fund
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 505
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $221m $885.1bn

AMZY and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price.

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About each fund
AMZY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AMZY paid 34.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.2%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +11.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.6%, paid weekly.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 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

Are AMZY and IVV in the same category?
AMZY is an option-income ETF and IVV is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, AMZY or IVV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AMZY returned +7.2% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, AMZY or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 1.06 percentage points a year. That is about $106 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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