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LQD vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LQD is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −3.4%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

LQD on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
−3.4%
LQD total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.14%
LQD expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

LQD costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.4 points.

LQD vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureLQDSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year−3.4%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high6.3%, high on Sep 22, 202153.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMarkit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade IndexSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.14%0.30%
Net assets, LQD as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$30.6bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares abrdn
What it is Tracks an index of US investment grade bonds Holds silver
Total return, 1 year −3.4% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs IUSB +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.30%
Holdings 3191 not counted
Net assets, LQD as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $30.6bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
LQD

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.3% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 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, LQD or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −3.4% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, LQD or SIVR?
LQD is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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LQD on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →LQD dividend history →LQD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
LQD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
LQD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for LQD ↗
abrdn website ↗

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