IQ

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

vsCompare their flowsaskIQ about these two fundsAsk the committee about these two funds
Across categories

AUGZ vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share
Share on XDownload as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AUGZ returned +8.9% to IVV's +13.7%, and IVV charges 0.03% to AUGZ's 0.79%.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about AUGZ and IVV

Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $45m for TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF and $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

AUGZ on its own →IVV on its own →
At a glance
+8.9%
AUGZ total return, 1 year
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.79%
AUGZ expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $45m.

AUGZ vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAUGZIVV
Return
Total return, 1 year+8.9%+13.7%
Drawdown
Index fall to the buffer2.7%
Fund price fall to the buffer1.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksSPXS&P 500
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points10.0% of 10.0%
Days left in the period277
Period endsJul 30, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$45m$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

AUGZ TrueShares Structured Outcome (August) ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer TrueShares iShares
What it is Defined outcome, 10% on SPX Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +8.9% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.4% (SPX) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −3.5 pts vs SPX +0.1 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 505
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $45m $885.1bn

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

Alert

IVV flows, by email on Sundays.

One-click unsubscribe. See Privacy.

About each fund
AUGZ

277 days remained on Oct 26, 2026.

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPX. The fund's price can fall 1.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPX can fall 2.7% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPX level. On Jul 30, 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 AUGZ and IVV in the same category?
AUGZ 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, AUGZ or IVV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AUGZ returned +8.9% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, AUGZ or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
AUGZ vs SPYAUGZ vs VOOAUGZ vs SPYMIVV vs OCTZIVV vs JANZIVV vs JULZIVV vs NOVZIVV vs SEPZ
Where to next
AUGZ on its own →IVV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AUGZ dividend history →IVV dividend history →IVV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AUGZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
TrueShares website ↗
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IVV ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, AUGZ against IVV, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/augz-vs-ivv

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.