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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or SLV?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 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 SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV is a bond index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against −13.3%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.2 points; SLV is 8.3 times larger.

EDV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	SLV
Return
Measure	EDV	SLV
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	SLV
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	SLV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	SLV
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$30.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	SLV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

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

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +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 0.05% 0.50%

Holdings 81 not counted

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.6bn $26.9bn

EDV and SLV 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.

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, EDV or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or SLV?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 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 ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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