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BOND vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOND is an actively managed bond fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −1.4%.

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Net assets: $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

BOND on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.54%
BOND expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SIVR costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.4 points.

BOND vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBONDSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.4%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 202653.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.30%
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$8.3bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer PIMCO abrdn
What it is Actively managed Holds silver
Total return, 1 year −1.4% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.30%
Holdings 1565 not counted
Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $8.3bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
BOND

BOND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.1% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 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, BOND or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOND returned −1.4% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, BOND or SIVR?
SIVR is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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BOND on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
abrdn website ↗

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