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IEMG vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEMG is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEMG returned +15.3% against +15.0%.

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Net assets: $150.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

IEMG on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+15.3%
IEMG total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.09%
IEMG expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

IEMG vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEMGSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high10.1%, high on Jun 22, 202653.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)Silver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.30%
Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$150.4bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.7%

Method

Side by side

IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares abrdn
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +15.3% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs EEM +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.30%
Holdings 2857 not counted
Net assets, IEMG as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $150.4bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
IEMG

IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2,857 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%. It sat 10.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% 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, IEMG or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEMG returned +15.3% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, IEMG or SIVR?
IEMG is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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IEMG on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEMG ↗
abrdn website ↗

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