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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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IWB vs SIVR: how they differ

IWB is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year SIVR returned more, +54.2% against +16.7%.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

IWB and SIVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
SIVR
abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesabrdn
What it isRussell 1000Physical Silver
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+54.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.8 pts+36.7 pts
Expense ratio0.15%not published
Holdings1024not filed

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

SIVR in plain words

SIVR is a commodity fund tracking the Physical Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +54.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 44.9% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or SIVR?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and SIVR returned +54.2%, so SIVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IWB against SIVR, 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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