Which is cheaper, DDFN or SPYM?

DDFN charges 0.79% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so DDFN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are DDFN and SPYM the same kind of fund?

No. DDFN is a buffer ETF and SPYM is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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DDFN vs SPYM: how they differ

DDFN and SPYM are measured over different days, and DDFN charges 0.79% to SPYM's 1.30%.

Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Nov and State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

DDFN and SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DDFN Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Nov	SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core fund
Issuer	Innovator	State Street
What it is	Defined outcome, 15% on SPY	Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	not published	+16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.79%	1.30%
Holdings	not filed	508
Net assets	$63m	$172.2bn

DDFN in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +10.0% for the period on Sep 19, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 1.1% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 8.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.5% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 43 days remained on Sep 19, 2026. On Oct 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 38.6%.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDFN or SPYM?: DDFN charges 0.79% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so DDFN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are DDFN and SPYM the same kind of fund?: No. DDFN is a buffer ETF and SPYM is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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