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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, IWF or SLV?

IWF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWF vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IWF is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +0.9%.

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Net assets: $124.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWF costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.0 points; IWF is 4.7 times larger.

IWF vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWF	SLV
Return
Measure	IWF	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+0.9%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IWF	SLV
Below its high	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWF	SLV
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Growth Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IWF	SLV
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$124.7bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IWF	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%

Method

Side by side

IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 growth Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +0.9% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.1% (VONG) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VONG −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.50%

Holdings 374 not counted

Net assets, IWF as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $124.7bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, IWF or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IWF or SLV?: IWF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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