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IVV vs PTLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVV and PTLC hold 94% of their weight in the same names, and IVV returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $896.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $3.3bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF.

IVV costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.0 points; IVV is far larger, $888.3bn against $3.3bn.

IVV vs PTLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVVPTLC
Expense ratio0.03%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 2, 2026$888.3bn$3.3bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+11.3%
What it tracksS&P 500Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap Index
Holdings in common94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.0%37.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+17.3%
IVV total return, 1 year
+11.3%
PTLC total return, 1 year
0.03%
IVV expense ratio
0.60%
PTLC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and PTLC hold 94% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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94% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IVV PTLC
NVIDIA 8.23% 7.55%
APPLE 7.29% 7.04%
MICROSOFT 5.89% 5.36%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.82% 4.13%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.06% 3.24%
BROADCOM INC 2.55% 2.86%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.45% 2.62%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.35% 1.90%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.72% 1.44%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.42% 1.46%
ELI LILLY 1.40% 1.41%
TESLA INC 1.60% 1.36%
Only in IVV
BLOOM ENERGY CLASS A 0.12%
EVERPURE INC CLASS A 0.08%
TWILIO CLASS A 0.07%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 0.07%
VYLOR 0.07%
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC 0.06%
ILLUMINA INC 0.06%
REDDIT CLASS A 0.03%
Only in PTLC
Warner Bros Discovery Inc 0.10%
Corteva Inc 0.08%
Electronic Arts Inc 0.07%
AvalonBay Communities Inc 0.04%
Equity Residential 0.04%
Trade Desk Inc/The 0.01%
Builders FirstSource Inc 0.01%
Molson Coors Beverage Co 0.01%

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On the same fields

IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
PTLC
Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Pacer
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.3% +11.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +17.3% (SPY) not published
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY not available
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.60%
Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 99.0%
Holdings 505 503
Net assets, IVV as of Oct 9, 2026 and PTLC as of Oct 2, 2026 $896.4bn $3.3bn

IVV and PTLC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 39.0%.

About PTLC

PTLC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 37.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or PTLC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.3% and PTLC +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or PTLC?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and PTLC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 99% of PTLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IVV ↗PTLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PTLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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