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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or SLV?

IEF 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.

Across categories

IEF vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEF is a bond index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against −3.2%.

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Net assets: $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEF costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.1 points; IEF is 1.6 times larger.

IEF vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	SLV
Return
Measure	IEF	SLV
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	SLV
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	SLV
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	SLV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$43.5bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	SLV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +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 17 not counted

Net assets, IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $43.5bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, IEF or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or SLV?: IEF 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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IEF on its own →SLV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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