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IVV vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVV and RECS hold 37% 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 $5.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF.

IVV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; IVV is far larger, $869.2bn against $5.8bn.

IVV vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVVRECS
Expense ratio0.03%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$869.2bn$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+14.8%
What it tracksS&P 500Beta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity Index
Holdings in common37%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.0%40.4%

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

+17.3%
IVV total return, 1 year
+14.8%
RECS total return, 1 year
0.03%
IVV expense ratio
0.15%
RECS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and RECS hold 37% 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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37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IVV RECS
NVIDIA 8.23% 11.41%
APPLE 7.29% 11.50%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.35% 4.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.72% 1.99%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.71% 2.46%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 0.71% 0.71%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.69% 1.12%
ABBVIE 0.72% 0.64%
CHEVRON 0.62% 1.52%
LAM RESEARCH 0.59% 0.74%
BANK OF AMERICA 0.52% 2.09%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.51% 0.64%
Only in IVV
MICROSOFT 5.89%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.82%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.06%
BROADCOM INC 2.55%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.45%
TESLA INC 1.60%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.47%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.42%
Only in RECS
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF 1.85%
Vanguard Communication Services ETF 1.79%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.60%
Applied Materials Inc 0.78%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 0.61%
Equinix Inc 0.52%
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 0.48%
American Tower Corp 0.43%

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On the same fields

IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
RECS
Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Columbia
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.3% +14.8%
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% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 86.1%
Holdings 505 356
Net assets, IVV as of Oct 9, 2026 and RECS as of Jul 31, 2026 $896.4bn $5.8bn

IVV and RECS 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 RECS

RECS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 356 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or RECS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.3% and RECS +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or RECS?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and RECS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 86% of RECS 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 ↗RECS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RECS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia 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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