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FEBZ vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FEBZ returned +8.4% to VOO's +13.7%, and VOO charges 0.03% to FEBZ's 0.79%.

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Net assets: $32m on Oct 27, 2026 for TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF, and $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

At a glance
+8.4%
FEBZ total return, 1 year
+13.7%
VOO total return, 1 year
0.79%
FEBZ expense ratio
0.03%
VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points.

FEBZ vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFEBZVOO
Return
Total return, 1 year+8.4%+13.7%
Drawdown
Index fall to the buffer9.8%
Fund price fall to the buffer7.0%
Benchmark
What it tracksSPXS&P 500 Index
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points10.0% of 10.0%
Days left in the period95
Period endsJan 29, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Net assets, FEBZ as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026$32m$1.0tn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.1%

Method

Side by side

FEBZ TrueShares Structured Outcome (February) ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
What it is Defined outcome, 10% on SPX Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +8.4% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.4% (SPX) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark −4.0 pts vs SPX 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 507
Net assets, FEBZ as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $32m $1.0tn

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

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About each fund
FEBZ

95 days remained on Oct 26, 2026.

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPX. The fund's price can fall 7.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPX can fall 9.8% 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 SPX level. On Jan 29, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Are FEBZ and VOO in the same category?
FEBZ is a buffer ETF and VOO 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, FEBZ or VOO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEBZ returned +8.4% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, FEBZ or VOO?
VOO is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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