Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or SIVR?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or SIVR?

BNDX is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 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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BNDX vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −0.9%.

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Net assets: $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points.

BNDX vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BNDX	SIVR
Return
Measure	BNDX	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	−0.9%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	BNDX	SIVR
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BNDX	SIVR
What it tracks	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	BNDX	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.30%
Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026	$82.9bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BNDX	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard abrdn

What it is Tracks an index of Total International Bond Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −0.9% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.30%

Holdings 6840 not counted

Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $82.9bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

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, BNDX or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or SIVR?: BNDX is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

abrdn website ↗

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