Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VEU?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +54.2% and VEU returned +22.9%, so SIVR 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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SIVR vs VEU: how they differ

SIVR is a commodity fund and VEU an equity index fund, and over the year SIVR returned more, +54.2% against +22.9%.

abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

SIVR and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	abrdn	Vanguard
What it is	Physical Silver	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	+54.2%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+36.7 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.04%
Holdings	not filed	3860

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.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VEU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +54.2% and VEU returned +22.9%, so SIVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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