Which is cheaper, DDTZ or VOO?

DDTZ charges 0.79% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are DDTZ and VOO the same kind of fund?

No. DDTZ is a buffer ETF and VOO 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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DDTZ vs VOO: how they differ

DDTZ and VOO are measured over different days, and VOO charges 0.03% to DDTZ's 0.79%.

Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - Jun and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

DDTZ and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DDTZ Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - Jun	VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core fund
Issuer	Innovator	Vanguard
What it is	Defined outcome, 10% 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	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	508
Net assets	$32m	$1000.0bn

DDTZ in plain words

From its price on Sep 19, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.7% 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. 255 days remained on Sep 19, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

VOO in plain words

VOO 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 as of Aug 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDTZ or VOO?: DDTZ charges 0.79% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are DDTZ and VOO the same kind of fund?: No. DDTZ is a buffer ETF and VOO 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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