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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or SLV?

IGSB 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

IGSB vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB is a bond index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +1.3%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $23.7bn for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.6 points; SLV is 1.1 times larger.

IGSB vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SLV
Return
Measure	IGSB	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IGSB	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	SLV
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	SLV
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.50%
Net assets	$23.7bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	SLV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +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 0.04% 0.50%

Holdings 4781 not counted

Net assets $23.7bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

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, IGSB or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or SLV?: IGSB 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

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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