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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 VOX: how they differ

SLV is a commodity fund and VOX an equity index fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against +2.9%.

iShares Silver Trust and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

SLV and VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SLV
iShares Silver Trust
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isSilverCommunication Services
Total return, 1 year+53.8%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+36.3 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.50%0.09%
Holdingsnot filed114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SLV or VOX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SLV returned +53.8% and VOX returned +2.9%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SLV or VOX?
SLV charges 0.50% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SLV against VOX, 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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