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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +13.5% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, FDVV or SLV?

FDVV is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 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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FDVV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FDVV is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +13.5%.

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Net assets: $10.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity High Dividend ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+13.5%

FDVV total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.15%

FDVV expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FDVV costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; SLV is 2.9 times larger.

FDVV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FDVV	SLV
Return
Measure	FDVV	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+13.5%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FDVV	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FDVV	SLV
What it tracks	Fidelity High Dividend Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	FDVV	SLV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$10.2bn	$30.0bn
Holdings
Measure	FDVV	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	87%
Holdings dated	Jul 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33.8%

Method

Side by side

FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Fidelity iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +13.5% +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 0.15% 0.50%

Holdings 95 not counted

Net assets, FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $10.2bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

FDVV

FDVV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 95 positions, with the top ten at 33.8%.

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, FDVV or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +13.5% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, FDVV or SLV?: FDVV is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

FDVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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