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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or SLV?

ACWI is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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ACWI is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +13.4%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $33.0bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWI costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; ACWI is 1.2 times larger.

ACWI vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	SLV
Return
Measure	ACWI	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWI	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	SLV
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	SLV
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.50%
Net assets	$33.0bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	61%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%

Method

Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.50%

Holdings 2197 not counted

Net assets $33.0bn $26.9bn

ACWI and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWI

ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,197 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or SLV?: ACWI is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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iShares page for SLV ↗

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