Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or SLV?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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PVAL vs SLV: how they differ

PVAL is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against +28.4%.

Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and iShares Silver Trust.

PVAL and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF	SLV iShares Silver Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Putnam	iShares
What it is	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value	Silver
Total return, 1 year	+28.4%	+53.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.8 pts	+36.3 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.50%
Holdings	45	not filed

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

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, PVAL or SLV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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