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As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. DECZ IVV \n Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03% \n Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $37m $883.7bn \n Total return, 1 year +10.9% +15.8% \n What it tracks SPX S&P 500 \n ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, DECZ against IVV, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/decz-vs-ivv","a":{"ticker":"DECZ","name":"TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF","issuer":"TrueShares","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-19","verdict":"Since Dec 1, 2025, DECZ returned 17.3%, against 13.3% for SPX. It can fall 12.2% before its buffer.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/decz","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"uncapped","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"12.2%","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"10.0%","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"42","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$37m","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 19, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.79%","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":"issuer data, Oct 19, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IVV","name":"iShares Core S&P 500 ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-20","verdict":"IVV tracks the S&P 500 and returned +15.8% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ivv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+15.8%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-07-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"504","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.3%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.2%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026","value":"$2.2026","as_of":"2026-09-15","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$885.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/decz-vs-ivv"}