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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +13.4% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, IDEV or SLV?

IDEV is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IDEV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IDEV is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +13.4%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $34.0bn for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+13.4%

IDEV total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.04%

IDEV expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IDEV costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; IDEV is 1.3 times larger.

IDEV vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IDEV	SLV
Return
Measure	IDEV	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IDEV	SLV
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IDEV	SLV
What it tracks	MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IDEV	SLV
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.50%
Net assets	$34.0bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IDEV	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.9%

Method

Side by side

IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark −0.9 pts vs ACWX −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.50%

Holdings 2317 not counted

Net assets $34.0bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

IDEV

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 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, IDEV or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +13.4% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IDEV or SLV?: IDEV is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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