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IVV vs QBER: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVV returned +14.8% to QBER's 0.0%, and IVV charges 0.03% to QBER's 0.79%.

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Net assets: $872.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $73m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares Quarterly Bear Hedge ETF.

At a glance
+14.8%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.0%
QBER total return, 1 year
0.03%
IVV expense ratio
0.79%
QBER expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points.

IVV vs QBER: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIVVQBER
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.8%0.0%
Total return, 52 weeks−0.1%
Against its benchmark
What it tracksS&P 500not published
Treasury bills, 52 weeks+3.7%
Against cash3.8 points behind
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.79%
Net assets, IVV as of Nov 3, 2026 and QBER as of Jul 31, 2026$872.0bn$73m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.3%
Risk
Correlation with the S&P 500’s weekly returns−0.71
Beta to the S&P 500−0.12: about 0.12% for each 1%
Its average week when the S&P 500 fellrose 0.17%
Down-week capture−15.4%
Weeks the S&P 500 fell26 of 52, by 1.07% on average

Method

Risk and return

Jul 12, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 120 weekly returns
IVV QBER
Return
Total return edge IVV +38.7% +0.2%
Annualized edge IVV +15.2% +0.1%
Price return edge IVV +34.8% −4.3%
Risk
Volatility edge QBER 15.1% 3.5%
Max drawdown edge QBER −16.9% −3.6%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IVV 0.74 −1.14
Sortino edge IVV 1.13 −1.56
Calmar edge IVV 0.90 0.02
Reading

From Jul 2024 to Oct 2026, IVV returned more: +38.7% to +0.2%. QBER swung less: 3.5% to 15.1%. QBER fell less at its worst: −3.6% to −16.9%.

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Risk and return: IVV vs QBER: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIVVQBEREdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+38.7%+0.2%IVVPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.2%+0.1%IVVTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+34.8%−4.3%IVVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility15.1%3.5%QBERSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.9%2.6%QBERLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−16.9%−3.6%QBERDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.74−1.14IVVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.13−1.56IVVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.900.02IVVAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 120 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF QBER TrueShares Quarterly Bear Hedge ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Alternatives ETF
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Hedged equity
Total return, 1 year +14.8% 0.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (SPY) not measured
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SPY not measured
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.79%
Holdings 505 not read by ETFIQ
Net assets, IVV as of Nov 3, 2026 and QBER as of Jul 31, 2026 $872.0bn $73m

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

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About each fund
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%.

QBER

QBER is a hedged equity fund. ETFIQ measures what every alternatives fund is sold on: whether it moves differently from the stock market. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of −0.71 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of −0.12, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.12% the other way. The S&P 500 fell in 26 of those 52 weeks, by 1.07% on average. In the same weeks QBER rose 0.17% on average, a down-week capture of −15.4%. Over the same 52 weeks QBER returned −0.1% and a Treasury bill fund +3.7%, so it finished 3.8 percentage points behind cash.

Questions people ask

Are IVV and QBER in the same category?
IVV is a stock ETF and QBER is an alternatives ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, IVV or QBER?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +14.8% and QBER 0.0%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or QBER?
IVV 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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