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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or SLV?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 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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HDV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HDV is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% against +14.9%.

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Net assets: $15.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.5 points; SLV is 1.7 times larger.

HDV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	SLV
Return
Measure	HDV	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	SLV
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	SLV
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%

Method

Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +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 0.08% 0.50%

Holdings 77 not counted

Net assets, HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $15.9bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

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, HDV or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or SLV?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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