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ARLU vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ARLU returned +6.5% to IVV's +13.7%, and IVV charges 0.03% to ARLU's 0.74%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $55m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Apr and $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance
+6.5%
ARLU total return, 1 year
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.74%
ARLU expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $55m.

ARLU vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureARLUIVV
Return
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+13.7%
Drawdown
Index fall to the buffer15.8%
Fund price fall to the buffer12.9%
Benchmark
What it tracksSPYS&P 500
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points15.0% of 15.0%
Days left in the period154
Period endsMar 31, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.74%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$55m$885.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.1%

Method

Side by side

ARLU AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Apr IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer AllianzIM iShares
What it is Defined outcome, 15% on SPY Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +6.5% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.4% (SPY) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −5.9 pts vs SPY +0.1 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 505
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $55m $885.1bn

ARLU and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
ARLU

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 12.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 15.8% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 154 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.

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 ARLU and IVV in the same category?
ARLU is a buffer 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, ARLU or IVV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARLU returned +6.5% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, ARLU or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.71 percentage points a year. That is about $71 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust →ARLU on its own →IVV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IVV dividend history →IVV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ARLU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AllianzIM page for ARLU ↗
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IVV ↗

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