Data as of Sep 19, 2026.
EVNT vs IVV: how they differ
Over the year IVV returned more, +16.6% to EVNT's +8.4%, and IVV charges 0.03% to EVNT's 1.33%.
AltShares Event-Driven ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.
| EVNT AltShares Event-Driven ETF | IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Alternatives ETF | Core fund |
| Issuer | AltShares | iShares |
| What it is | Event driven | Tracks the S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.4% | +16.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.2 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 1.33% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | not filed | 508 |
| Net assets | $12m | $846.6bn |
EVNT in plain words
EVNT is an event driven fund. ETFIQ measures what every alternatives fund is sold on: whether it moves differently from the stock market. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.38 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.15, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.15% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks EVNT rose 0.07% on average, a down-week capture of −5.7%. Over the same 52 weeks EVNT returned +8.6% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 4.9 percentage points ahead of cash.
IVV in plain words
IVV 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 0.03% 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 38.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EVNT or IVV?
- In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVNT returned +8.4% and IVV returned +16.6%, so IVV returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EVNT or IVV?
- EVNT charges 1.33% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are EVNT and IVV the same kind of fund?
- No. EVNT is an alternatives 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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