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GLD SLV \n Expense ratio 0.40% 0.50% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $26.5bn \n Total return, 1 year +2.5% +14.9% \n What it tracks Gold Silver \n H","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GLD against SLV, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gld-vs-slv","a":{"ticker":"GLD","name":"SPDR Gold Shares","issuer":"State Street","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"GLD holds gold and returned +2.5% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gld","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+2.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.40%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221224.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$135.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of gold, measured by IAU, which also holds gold","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SLV","name":"iShares Silver Trust","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"SLV holds silver and returned +14.9% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/slv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+14.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.50%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Troy ounces of silver (10-Q, Jun 30, 2026)","value":"479.8m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"10-Q, Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221253.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$26.9bn","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of silver, measured by SIVR, which also holds silver","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gld-vs-slv"}