Which is cheaper, DLAG or SPYM?

DLAG charges 0.85% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so DLAG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are DLAG and SPYM the same kind of fund?

No. DLAG is a buffer ETF and SPYM is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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DLAG vs SPYM: how they differ

DLAG and SPYM are measured over different days, and DLAG charges 0.85% to SPYM's 1.30%.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August and State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

DLAG and SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DLAG FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - August	SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core fund
Issuer	First Trust	State Street
What it is	Defined outcome, 10% on SPY	Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	not published	+16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.85%	1.30%
Holdings	not filed	508
Net assets	$15m	$172.2bn

DLAG in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 11.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.0% 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 SPY level. 333 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Aug 20, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 38.6%.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DLAG or SPYM?: DLAG charges 0.85% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so DLAG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are DLAG and SPYM the same kind of fund?: No. DLAG is a buffer ETF and SPYM is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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