Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or SIVR?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or SIVR?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IUSB is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −1.2%.

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Net assets: $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.2 points.

IUSB vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	SIVR
Return
Measure	IUSB	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	SIVR
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	SIVR
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.30%
Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026	$49.8bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares abrdn

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.30%

Holdings 18338 not counted

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $49.8bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

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, IUSB or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SIVR?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Where to next

IUSB on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

abrdn website ↗

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