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BOXX vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and IVV an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; IVV is far larger, $880.6bn against $14.4bn.

BOXX vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXIVV
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+13.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$880.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.1%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 505
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $885.1bn

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

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

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

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or IVV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →IVV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →IVV dividend history →IVV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IVV ↗

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