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DLMY IVV \n Expense ratio 0.85% 0.03% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $872.0bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +14.8% \n What it tracks SPY S&P 500 \n Holdings in common not published \n Net assets ","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":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, DLMY against IVV, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dlmy-vs-ivv","a":{"ticker":"DLMY","name":"FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - May","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since May 18, 2026, DLMY returned 3.9%, against SPY's 3.7% price return. It can gain 9.0% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dlmy","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"9.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"4.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"10.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"198","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$12m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, Nov 4, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IVV","name":"iShares Core S&P 500 ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"IVV tracks the S&P 500 and returned +14.8% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ivv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+14.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","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":"505","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.2%","as_of":"2026-11-04","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":"$872.0bn","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Nov 3, 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/dlmy-vs-ivv"}