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BND vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BND is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −1.3%.

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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

BND on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
−1.3%
BND total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.03%
BND expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BND costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points.

BND vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 6, 202053.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted IndexSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.30%
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$161.4bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Vanguard abrdn
What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Holds silver
Total return, 1 year −1.3% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.30%
Holdings 16301 not counted
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $161.4bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% 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, BND or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, BND or SIVR?
BND is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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BND on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BND dividend history →BND holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BND ↗
abrdn website ↗

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