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CTMA vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CTMA and IVV are measured over different days, and IVV charges 0.03% to CTMA's 0.30%.

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Net assets: $1.2m on Oct 28, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series, and $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

CTMA on its own →IVV on its own →
At a glance
+2.8%
CTMA total return, since launch, May 6, 2026
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.30%
CTMA expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.27 points a year less; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $1.2m.

CTMA vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureCTMAIVV
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+13.7%
Drawdown
Index fall to the buffer6.0%
Fund price fall to the buffer6.0%
Benchmark
What it tracksSPYS&P 500
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points30.0% of 30.0%
Days left in the period185
Period endsApr 30, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.2m$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

CTMA Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Corgi iShares
What it is Defined outcome, 30% on SPY Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +2.8% (since launch, May 6, 2026) +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +5.2% (SPY) (since launch, May 6, 2026) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −2.4 pts vs SPY (since launch, May 6, 2026) +0.1 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 505
Net assets, CTMA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2m $885.1bn

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

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About each fund
CTMA

The fund's price can fall 6.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 6.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 30.0% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 185 days remained on Oct 27, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is 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 CTMA and IVV in the same category?
CTMA 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 is cheaper, CTMA or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
SPY →CTMA 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
CTMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
Corgi website ↗
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IVV ↗

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