IVV vs VTV: which ETF won each year?

Yearly returns side by side, one winner per year — dividends included, priced as you'd actually buy them.

IVV tracks the S&P 500 IndexVTV tracks the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index

What did the last 10 years do to $10,000?

You invest $10,000 at the start of the window and touch nothing — dividends reinvested, the running year not counted.

IVV turned it into
$39,497
+14.72% per year on average · 2016–2025
VTV turned it into
$30,183
+11.68% per year on average · 2016–2025
Difference
+$9,315
IVV made more of the same money

IVV vs VTV, year by year

Calendar-year total returns (dividends included) side by side, and who took the crown each year. A dash means the fund did not exist yet.

Years compared
23
where both funds were trading
IVV won
15
years
VTV won
8
years
YearIVVVTVWinner
2026 (so far)+12.74%+14.85%VTV
2025+17.85%+15.27%IVV
2024+24.93%+15.95%IVV
2023+26.31%+9.32%IVV
2022-18.16%-2.09%VTV
2021+28.76%+26.53%IVV
2020+18.40%+2.33%IVV
2019+31.25%+25.66%IVV
2018-4.49%-5.47%IVV
2017+21.75%+17.14%IVV
2016+11.54%+17.10%VTV
2015+1.28%-0.98%IVV
2014+13.57%+13.17%IVV
2013+32.31%+33.09%VTV
2012+16.06%+15.18%IVV
2011+1.88%+1.11%IVV
2010+15.10%+14.54%IVV
2009+26.61%+19.88%IVV
2008-37.01%-35.89%VTV
2007+5.29%-0.12%IVV
2006+15.94%+22.38%VTV
2005+4.87%+7.21%VTV
2004+10.79%+13.85%VTV
2003+28.46%——
2002-21.53%——
2001-11.96%——
2000-6.08%——

IVV vs VTV in plain words

IVV tracks the S&P 500 Index while VTV follows the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. Both funds charge 0.03% a year in running costs.

Both funds distribute: dividends land in your account as cash instead of being reinvested automatically. Across the 23 calendar years both funds were trading, IVV finished the year ahead 15 times and VTV 8 times. $10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth $39,497 in IVV versus $30,183 in VTV by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

Fund facts: IVV vs VTV

FactIVVVTV
FundiShares Core S&P 500 ETFVanguard Value ETF
TracksS&P 500 IndexCRSP US Large Cap Value Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.03%0.03%
DividendsDistributing — dividends paid outDistributing — dividends paid out
Launched15 May 200026 Jan 2004
$10,000 investedWhat $10,000 in IVV becameWhat $10,000 in VTV became

How bumpy the ride was: IVV vs VTV

These head-to-head figures use only the 5,707 trading days both funds were listed: 30 Jan 2004 to 6 Oct 2026, roughly 22.6 years.

IVV and VTV swung about equally: annualised volatility of 18.5% for IVV against 18.5% for VTV, with IVV moving 1% or more on 24.9% of trading days and VTV on 22.7%. Both had their worst day on 16 Mar 2020: IVV closed -11.57% and VTV -11.08%.

VTV had the deeper drawdown: it fell -59.27% from its peak on 13 Jul 2007 to a low on 5 Mar 2009, then closed back above the old peak on 1 Feb 2013, 46 months after the low; IVV fell -55.25% from its peak on 9 Oct 2007 to a low on 9 Mar 2009, then closed back above the old peak on 16 Aug 2012, 41 months after the low.

Day to day the two move almost in lockstep: the correlation of their daily returns is 0.95, and they closed in opposite directions on 12.0% of the 5,706 days measured. The widest single-day gap came on 9 Apr 2025, when IVV moved +9.51% and VTV +6.64%.

MeasureIVVVTV
Annualised volatility18.5%18.5%
Worst day-11.57% on 16 Mar 2020-11.08% on 16 Mar 2020
Best day+11.10% on 28 Oct 2008+10.77% on 28 Oct 2008
Days moving 1% or more24.9% of days22.7% of days
Deepest drawdown-55.25%-59.27%
Peak to trough9 Oct 2007 → 9 Mar 200913 Jul 2007 → 5 Mar 2009
Back above the old peak16 Aug 2012 · 41 months1 Feb 2013 · 46 months

Years IVV and VTV parted ways

In 9 of the 22 completed calendar years both funds were trading, the two returns ended more than 5 points apart. The widest split was 2023: IVV returned +26.31% and VTV +9.32%, a gap of 17.0 points. They rose together in 17 years, fell together in 3 years and went opposite ways in 2 years.

YearIVVVTVGap (IVV − VTV)
2024+24.93%+15.95%+9.0 pts
2023+26.31%+9.32%+17.0 pts
2022-18.16%-2.09%-16.1 pts
2020+18.40%+2.33%+16.1 pts
2019+31.25%+25.66%+5.6 pts
2016+11.54%+17.10%-5.6 pts
2009+26.61%+19.88%+6.7 pts
2007+5.29%-0.12%+5.4 pts
2006+15.94%+22.38%-6.4 pts

How often IVV beat VTV over any 12 months

Across the 261 rolling 12-month windows since January 2004, measured month-end to month-end, IVV finished ahead in 65.5% of them (171) and VTV in 34.5% (90).

12-month windows
261
month-end to month-end, overlapping
IVV ahead
65.5%
171 of 261 windows
VTV ahead
34.5%
90 of 261 windows

$200 a month into each, 2005–2025

Putting $200 into each fund at the start of every month from January 2005 to December 2025 (252 payments, $50,400 in total) would have grown to $234,304 in IVV and $174,909 in VTV, leaving IVV $59,395 ahead.

OutcomeIVVVTV
Paid in$50,400$50,400
Value at the end of 2025$234,304$174,909
Gain on the money paid in+$183,904+$124,509
Gain in %+364.89%+247.04%

Each payment rides the return of the month it lands in, dividends reinvested. Only calendar years with all twelve months of data for both funds count, so the plan may start later than the shared history.

Frequently asked

Is IVV or VTV better?

Across the 23 calendar years both funds were trading, IVV finished the year ahead 15 times and VTV 8 times. $10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth $39,497 in IVV versus $30,183 in VTV by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested. Past returns don't promise future ones — but this is what actually happened.

What is the difference between IVV and VTV?

IVV tracks the S&P 500 Index while VTV follows the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. Both funds charge 0.03% a year in running costs. Both funds distribute: dividends land in your account as cash instead of being reinvested automatically.

Which is more volatile, IVV or VTV?

IVV and VTV swung about equally: annualised volatility of 18.5% for IVV against 18.5% for VTV, with IVV moving 1% or more on 24.9% of trading days and VTV on 22.7%. Both had their worst day on 16 Mar 2020: IVV closed -11.57% and VTV -11.08%.

Which had the deeper drawdown, IVV or VTV?

VTV had the deeper drawdown: it fell -59.27% from its peak on 13 Jul 2007 to a low on 5 Mar 2009, then closed back above the old peak on 1 Feb 2013, 46 months after the low; IVV fell -55.25% from its peak on 9 Oct 2007 to a low on 9 Mar 2009, then closed back above the old peak on 16 Aug 2012, 41 months after the low.

How often did IVV beat VTV over a 12-month period?

Across the 261 rolling 12-month windows since January 2004, measured month-end to month-end, IVV finished ahead in 65.5% of them (171) and VTV in 34.5% (90).

What would $10,000 in IVV have become?

$10,000 invested in IVV at the start of 2016 grew to $39,497 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 14.7% per year.

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Source: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes for the US primary listings, dividends reinvested. Prices through · refreshed 7 Oct 2026, 08:49 UTC. How every number is calculated.