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DDFY vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DDFY and IVV are measured over different days, and IVV charges 0.03% to DDFY's 0.79%.

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Net assets: $77m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - May, and $872.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

DDFY on its own →IVV on its own →
At a glance
+4.2%
DDFY total return, since launch, May 1, 2026
+14.8%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.79%
DDFY expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.76 points a year less; IVV is far larger, $886.8bn against $77m.

DDFY vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDDFYIVV
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.8%
Drawdown
Index fall to the buffer6.2%
Fund price fall to the buffer4.8%
Benchmark
What it tracksSPYS&P 500
The outcome period
Room to the cap5.2%
Buffer left, in index points15.0% of 15.0%
Days left in the period177
Period endsApr 30, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Net assets$77m$886.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.3%

Method

Side by side

DDFY Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - May IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Innovator iShares
What it is Defined outcome, 15% on SPY Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +4.2% (since launch, May 1, 2026) +14.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +6.4% (SPY) (since launch, May 1, 2026) +14.8% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs SPY (since launch, May 1, 2026) 0.0 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 505
Net assets, DDFY as of Nov 4, 2026 and IVV as of Nov 3, 2026 $77m $872.0bn

DDFY and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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DDFY

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 5.2% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 6.2% 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. 177 days remained on Nov 4, 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 Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

Questions people ask

Are DDFY and IVV in the same category?
DDFY 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, DDFY or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
SPY →DDFY 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
DDFY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
Innovator page for DDFY ↗
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IVV ↗

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