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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +54.2% and VNQ returned +5.6%, 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 VNQ: how they differ

SIVR is a commodity fund and VNQ an equity index fund, and over the year SIVR returned more, +54.2% against +5.6%.

abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.

SIVR and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	abrdn	Vanguard
What it is	Physical Silver	US real estate
Total return, 1 year	+54.2%	+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+36.7 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.13%
Holdings	not filed	146

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.

VNQ in plain words

VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SIVR or VNQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SIVR returned +54.2% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so SIVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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