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DECZ vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year DECZ returned +10.9% to IVV's +15.8%, and IVV charges 0.03% to DECZ's 0.79%. Net assets: $37m on Oct 19, 2026 for TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF, and $885.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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IVV costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; IVV is far larger, $883.7bn against $37m.

DECZ vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DECZIVV
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$37m$883.7bn
Total return, 1 year+10.9%+15.8%
What it tracksSPXS&P 500
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.6%
Index fall to the buffer11.8%
Fund price fall to the buffer12.2%
Buffer left, in index points10.0% of 10.0%
Days left in the period42
Period endsNov 30, 2026
+10.9%
DECZ total return, 1 year
+15.8%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.79%
DECZ expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

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DECZ
TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer TrueShares iShares
What it is Defined outcome, 10% on SPX Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +10.9% +15.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.6% (SPX) +15.8% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −3.7 pts vs SPX 0.0 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 504
Net assets, DECZ as of Oct 19, 2026 and IVV as of Oct 20, 2026 $37m $885.8bn

DECZ and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DECZ

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPX. The fund's price can fall 12.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPX can fall 11.8% 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 SPX level. 42 days remained on Oct 19, 2026. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and new terms are set.

About IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.6%.

Questions people ask

Are DECZ and IVV in the same category?
DECZ 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 returned more over the last year, DECZ or IVV?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DECZ returned +10.9% and IVV +15.8%.
Which is cheaper, DECZ 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 these figures came from
DECZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TrueShares website ↗IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IVV ↗

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