Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or RSP?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and RSP +16.0%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or RSP?

BOXX is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs RSP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and RSP an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RSP returned +16.0% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $99.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+16.0%

RSP total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.20%

RSP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; RSP is 6.9 times larger.

BOXX vs RSP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	RSP
Return
Measure	BOXX	RSP
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+16.0%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	RSP
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P 500 Equal Weight Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	RSP
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$14.4bn	$99.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	RSP
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		2.7%

Method

Risk and return

Jan 6, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 198 weekly returns

BOXX RSP

Return

Total return edge RSP +18.9% +58.6%

Annualized edge RSP +4.6% +12.9%

Price return edge RSP +18.6% +49.1%

Risk

Volatility edge BOXX 0.2% 13.4%

Max drawdown edge BOXX −0.1% −15.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge RSP −0.25 0.63

Sortino edge RSP −0.35 0.92

Calmar Not measured 0.83

Reading

RSP returned more: +58.6% to +18.9%. BOXX swung less: 0.2% to 13.4%. BOXX fell less at its worst: −0.1% to −15.5%.

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Risk and return: BOXX vs RSP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	RSP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+18.9%	+58.6%	RSP	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+12.9%	RSP	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.6%	+49.1%	RSP	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.2%	13.4%	BOXX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.2%	9.2%	BOXX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.1%	−15.5%	BOXX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.25	0.63	RSP	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.35	0.92	RSP	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	Not measured	0.83		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 198 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect Invesco

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 equal weight

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +16.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.3 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.20%

Holdings not counted 508

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and RSP as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $99.8bn

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

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BOXX and RSP do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. BOXX follows No index, actively managed and RSP follows S&P 500 Equal Weight Index.
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BOXX returned +4.0% and RSP +16.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 12.0 points.
Size. BOXX has $14.4bn in net assets and RSP $99.7bn (net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026); RSP is 6.9 times larger.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

RSP

RSP tracks the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 508 positions, with the top ten at 2.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or RSP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and RSP +16.0%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or RSP?: BOXX is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

RSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco website ↗

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