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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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INDA vs SLV: how they differ

INDA is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against −8.8%.

iShares MSCI India ETF and iShares Silver Trust.

INDA and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
INDA
iShares MSCI India ETF
SLV
iShares Silver Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI IndiaSilver
Total return, 1 year−8.8%+53.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−26.3 pts+36.3 pts
Expense ratio0.61%0.50%
Holdings169not filed

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

SLV in plain words

SLV is a commodity fund tracking the Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +53.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. It sat 45.0% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, INDA or SLV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, INDA or SLV?
INDA charges 0.61% a year and SLV charges 0.50%, so SLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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INDA against SLV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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