Are GUNR and IVV in the same category?

GUNR is a thematic ETF and IVV 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, GUNR or IVV?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GUNR returned +26.8% and IVV +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, GUNR or IVV?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do GUNR and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 27% of GUNR and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Across categories

GUNR vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GUNR returned +26.8% to IVV's +14.8%, and IVV charges 0.03% to GUNR's 0.46%.

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Net assets: $7.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF, and $872.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+26.8%

GUNR total return, 1 year

+14.8%

IVV total return, 1 year

0.46%

GUNR expense ratio

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points.

GUNR vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GUNR	IVV
Return
Measure	GUNR	IVV
Total return, 1 year	+26.8%	+14.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GUNR	IVV
Below its all-time high	7.5%, high on Sep 9, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GUNR	IVV
What it tracks	Natural resources	S&P 500
Cost and size
Measure	GUNR	IVV
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.03%
Net assets, GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 and IVV as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.2bn	$872.0bn
Active share vs the S&P 500	98%
Holdings
Measure	GUNR	IVV
Holdings in common	not published
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37%	37.3%

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Side by side

GUNR Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Northern Trust iShares

What it is Natural resources Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +26.8% +14.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.8% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.46% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 27.1% 99.8%

Holdings 135 505

Net assets, GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 and IVV as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.2bn $872.0bn

GUNR and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

GUNR

By weight, 27% of GUNR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 135 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

Questions people ask

Are GUNR and IVV in the same category?: GUNR is a thematic ETF and IVV 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, GUNR or IVV?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GUNR returned +26.8% and IVV +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, GUNR or IVV?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GUNR and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 27% of GUNR and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

GUNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GUNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Northern Trust website ↗

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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