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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +23.2% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, IYW or SLV?

IYW is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IYW vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IYW is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYW returned +23.2% against +14.9%.

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Net assets: $25.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Technology ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+23.2%

IYW total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYW expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYW costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; SLV is 1.1 times larger.

IYW vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYW	SLV
Return
Measure	IYW	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+23.2%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IYW	SLV
Below its high	5.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IYW	SLV
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	IYW	SLV
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$25.0bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IYW	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	65.1%

Method

Side by side

IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Technology Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +23.2% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.1% (IWB) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark +10.1 pts vs IWB −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.50%

Holdings 150 not counted

Net assets, IYW as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $25.0bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

IYW

IYW tracks an index of U.S. Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% 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 150 positions, with the top ten at 65.1%. It sat 5.5% 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, IYW or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +23.2% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IYW or SLV?: IYW is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

IYW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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