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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or SIVR?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EDV vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −13.3%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.3 points.

EDV vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	SIVR
Return
Measure	EDV	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	SIVR
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	SIVR
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.30%
Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026	$3.6bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard abrdn

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +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 0.05% 0.30%

Holdings 81 not counted

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.6bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

EDV

EDV tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −13.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.0% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 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, EDV or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or SIVR?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

abrdn website ↗

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