Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DRAM vs IVV: how they differ
DRAM and IVV are measured over different days, and IVV charges 0.03% against 0.65%.
Roundhill Memory ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRAM and IVV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRAM | IVV |
|---|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL | 5.32% | 0.30% |
| Only in DRAM | Only in IVV |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 27.17% | NVIDIA 8.06% |
| SK hynix Inc 20.19% | APPLE 7.31% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 18.26% | MICROSOFT 5.58% |
| Sandisk Corp 6.62% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.76% |
| Kioxia Holdings Corp 5.54% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.98% |
| Western Digital Corp 5.46% | BROADCOM INC 2.61% |
| GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc 3.90% | ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.58% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.16% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| DRAM Roundhill Memory ETF | IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Thematic ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Roundhill | iShares |
| What it is | Memory and storage | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +112.9% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +16.8% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +96.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 20.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 13 | 505 |
DRAM in plain words
By weight, 20% of DRAM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 97% of the fund across 13 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 2, 2026 the fund returned +112.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 96.1 pts. It sits 26.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
IVV in plain words
IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 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
- Which is cheaper, DRAM or IVV?
- DRAM charges 0.65% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DRAM and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 20% of DRAM and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are DRAM and IVV the same kind of fund?
- No. DRAM is a thematic ETF and IVV 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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