Are DJAN and IVV in the same category?

DJAN 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, DJAN or IVV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DJAN returned +10.3% and IVV +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, DJAN or IVV?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DJAN vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DJAN returned +10.3% to IVV's +13.7%, and IVV charges 0.03% to DJAN's 0.85%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $462m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - January and $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+10.3%

DJAN total return, 1 year

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

0.85%

DJAN expense ratio

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.82 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $462m.

DJAN vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DJAN	IVV
Return
Measure	DJAN	IVV
Total return, 1 year	+10.3%	+13.7%
Drawdown
Measure	DJAN	IVV
Index fall to the buffer	14.9%
Fund price fall to the buffer	12.6%
Benchmark
Measure	DJAN	IVV
What it tracks	SPY	S&P 500
The outcome period
Measure	DJAN	IVV
Buffer left, in index points	25.0% of 25.0%
Days left in the period	79
Period ends	Jan 15, 2027
Cost and size
Measure	DJAN	IVV
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$462m	$885.1bn
Holdings
Measure	DJAN	IVV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		38.1%

Method

Side by side

DJAN FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - January IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust iShares

What it is Defined outcome, 5% to 30% on SPY Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +10.3% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +12.4% (SPY) +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark −2.1 pts vs SPY +0.1 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.03%

Holdings not read by ETFIQ 505

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $462m $885.1bn

DJAN and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

About each fund

DJAN

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +11.6% for the period on Oct 28, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 2.9% as the period runs out.

The fund's price can fall 12.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 14.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 25.0% of the 25.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 79 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Jan 15, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% 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 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Are DJAN and IVV in the same category?: DJAN 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, DJAN or IVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DJAN returned +10.3% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, DJAN or IVV?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.82 percentage points a year. That is about $82 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

First Trust page for DJAN ↗

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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