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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or SLV?

BOXX is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +4.0%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $14.5bn for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.9 points; SLV is 1.9 times larger.

BOXX vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	SLV
Return
Measure	BOXX	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	BOXX	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	SLV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	SLV
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.50%
Net assets	$14.5bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	SLV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect iShares

What it is Actively managed Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +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 0.19% 0.50%

Net assets $14.5bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

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, BOXX or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or SLV?: BOXX is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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