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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SIVR?

BSV 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +1.0%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.0 points.

BSV vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SIVR
Return
Measure	BSV	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	BSV	SIVR
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	SIVR
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.30%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026	$45.4bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term 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 Short-Term Bond Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +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 0.03% 0.30%

Holdings 3157 not counted

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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, BSV or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SIVR?: BSV 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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Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

abrdn website ↗

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