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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or SLV?

AVDV is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 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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AVDV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AVDV is an actively managed equity fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% against +14.9%.

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Net assets: $20.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVDV costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; SLV is 1.3 times larger.

AVDV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	SLV
Return
Measure	AVDV	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	SLV
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	SLV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	SLV
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%

Method

Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +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 0.36% 0.50%

Holdings 1732 not counted

Net assets, AVDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $20.0bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, AVDV or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or SLV?: AVDV is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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