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DDFF SPYM \n Expense ratio 0.79% 0.02% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $57m $181.7bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +14.8% \n What it tracks SPY S&P 500 Index \n Holdings in common not published","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, DDFF against SPYM, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ddff-vs-spym","a":{"ticker":"DDFF","name":"Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Feb","issuer":"Innovator","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since Jan 31, 2026, DDFF returned 6.4%, against SPY's 10.8% price return. It can gain 2.2% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ddff","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"2.2%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"6.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"15.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"88","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$57m","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.79%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, Nov 4, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SPYM","name":"State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"SPYM tracks the S&P 500 and returned +14.8% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/spym","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+14.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.02%","as_of":"2026-10-30","source":"497 XBRL, Oct 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"506","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.1%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 11, 2026","value":"$0.2391","as_of":"2026-09-11","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$181.7bn","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Nov 3, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ddff-vs-spym"}