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IXUS vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IXUS is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +14.1%.

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Net assets: $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

IXUS on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

IXUS vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 202653.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMISilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.30%
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$57.6bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%

Method

Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares abrdn
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.30%
Holdings 4584 not counted
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $57.6bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, IXUS or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or SIVR?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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Sources and dates
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
abrdn website ↗

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