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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or SLV?

DVY is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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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DVY vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DVY is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% against +14.9%.

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Net assets: $23.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Select Dividend ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DVY costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; SLV is 1.1 times larger.

DVY vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	SLV
Return
Measure	DVY	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	DVY	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	SLV
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	SLV
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%

Method

Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +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 0.38% 0.50%

Holdings 101 not counted

Net assets, DVY as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $23.4bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

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, DVY or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or SLV?: DVY is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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iShares page for SLV ↗

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