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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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SLV vs USFR: how they differ

SLV is a commodity fund and USFR a bond index fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against +4.1%.

iShares Silver Trust and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

SLV and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SLV
iShares Silver Trust
USFR
WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesWisdomTree
What it isSilverFloating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year+53.8%+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+36.3 pts−13.4 pts
Expense ratio0.50%0.15%
Holdingsnot filed4

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.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SLV or USFR?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +53.8% and USFR returned +4.1%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SLV or USFR?
SLV charges 0.50% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SLV against USFR, 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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