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DECZ vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year DECZ returned +10.9% to VOO's +15.9%, and VOO charges 0.03% to DECZ's 0.79%. Net assets: $37m on Oct 19, 2026 for TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF, and $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

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VOO costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

DECZ vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
DECZVOO
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Net assets, DECZ as of Oct 19, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026$37m$1.0tn
Total return, 1 year+10.9%+15.9%
What it tracksSPXS&P 500 Index
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.1%
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
+10.9%
DECZ total return, 1 year
+15.9%
VOO total return, 1 year
0.79%
DECZ expense ratio
0.03%
VOO expense ratio

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DECZ
TrueShares Structured Outcome (December) ETF
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer TrueShares Vanguard
What it is Defined outcome, 10% on SPX Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +10.9% +15.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.6% (SPX) +15.8% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark −3.7 pts vs SPX 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 507
Net assets, DECZ as of Oct 19, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $37m $1.0tn

DECZ and VOO 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 VOO

VOO 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 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Are DECZ and VOO in the same category?
DECZ is a buffer ETF and VOO 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 VOO?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DECZ returned +10.9% and VOO +15.9%.
Which is cheaper, DECZ or VOO?
VOO 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 ↗VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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