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EWY vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EWY is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% against +15.0%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $24.4bn for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF and $3.7bn for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

EWY on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+79.7%
EWY total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWY expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SIVR costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 64.7 points; EWY is 6.6 times larger.

EWY vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWYSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high24.3%, high on Jun 18, 202653.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped IndexSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.30%
Net assets$24.4bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Holdings datedOct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.9%

Method

Side by side

EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares abrdn
What it is Tracks the MSCI South Korea Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark +63.4 pts vs EEM +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.30%
Holdings 78 not counted
Net assets $24.4bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
EWY

EWY tracks the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +79.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 24.3% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 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, EWY or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +79.7% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, EWY or SIVR?
SIVR is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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EWY on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EWY dividend history →EWY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EWY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWY ↗
abrdn website ↗

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