DECZ vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year DECZ returned +10.9% to SPYM's +15.9%, and SPYM charges 0.02% to DECZ's 0.79%. Net assets: $37m on Oct 19, 2026 for TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF, and $183.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.
SPYM costs 0.77 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; SPYM is far larger, $182.9bn against $37m.
| DECZ | SPYM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.02% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $37m | $182.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.9% | +15.9% |
| What it tracks | SPX | S&P 500 Index |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 100% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 38.7% | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 11.8% | |
| Fund price fall to the buffer | 12.2% | |
| Buffer left, in index points | 10.0% of 10.0% | |
| Days left in the period | 42 | |
| Period ends | Nov 30, 2026 | |
On the same fields
DECZ and SPYM 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 SPYM
SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% 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 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.7%.
Questions people ask
- Are DECZ and SPYM in the same category?
- DECZ is a buffer ETF and SPYM 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 SPYM?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DECZ returned +10.9% and SPYM +15.9%.
- Which is cheaper, DECZ or SPYM?
- SPYM is cheaper, by 0.77 percentage points a year. That is about $77 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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