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DDTF vs IVV: how they differ

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

Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - Feb and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

DDTF and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DDTF
Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - Feb
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sitsBuffer ETFCore fund
IssuerInnovatoriShares
What it isDefined outcome, 10% on SPYTracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 yearnot published+16.6%
S&P 500 over the same daysnot published+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500not available0.0 pts
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Holdingsnot filed508
Net assets$18m$846.6bn

DDTF in plain words

From its price on Sep 19, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 7.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 9.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 135 days remained on Sep 19, 2026. On Jan 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

IVV in plain words

IVV 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 0.03% 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 38.5%.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDTF or IVV?
DDTF charges 0.79% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are DDTF and IVV the same kind of fund?
No. DDTF is a buffer ETF and IVV 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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DDTF against IVV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 19, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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