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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and SIVR returned +54.2%, so SIVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWC vs SIVR: how they differ

IWC is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year SIVR returned more, +54.2% against +31.3%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

IWC and SIVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF	SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	abrdn
What it is	Russell Microcap	Physical Silver
Total return, 1 year	+31.3%	+54.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.8 pts	+36.7 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.45%
Holdings	1252	not filed

IWC in plain words

IWC is an index equity fund tracking the Russell Microcap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1252 positions, with the top ten at 5.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SIVR in plain words

SIVR is a commodity fund tracking the Physical Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +54.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. It sat 44.9% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or SIVR?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and SIVR returned +54.2%, so SIVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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