Which returned more over the last year, IVV or SECT?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +14.8% and SECT +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or SECT?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IVV vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVV returned +14.8% to SECT's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $872.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF.

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At a glance

+14.8%

IVV total return, 1 year

+13.1%

SECT total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.69%

SECT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

IVV vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	SECT
Return
Measure	IVV	SECT
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IVV	SECT
Below its high		3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	SECT
What it tracks	S&P 500	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	SECT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.69%
Net assets, IVV as of Nov 3, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026	$872.0bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IVV	SECT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.3%	99.6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and SECT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV SECT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.66%

APPLE 7.42%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52%

BROADCOM INC 2.42%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.10%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.03%

Only in SECT

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%

INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%

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Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Main

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (SPY) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SPY −1.7 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.69%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 0.0%

Holdings 505 8

Net assets, IVV as of Nov 3, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 $872.0bn $2.8bn

IVV and SECT 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%.

SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or SECT?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +14.8% and SECT +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or SECT?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IVV on its own →SECT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IVV dividend history →IVV holdings →SECT dividend history →SECT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SECT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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