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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or SLV?

IWB 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

IWB vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IWB is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +13.1%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $49.1bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; IWB is 1.8 times larger.

IWB vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	SLV
Return
Measure	IWB	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IWB	SLV
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	SLV
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	SLV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.50%
Net assets	$49.1bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%

Method

Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.50%

Holdings 1025 not counted

Net assets $49.1bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

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, IWB or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or SLV?: IWB 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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Sources and dates

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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