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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +5.8% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, MAGS or SLV?

MAGS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MAGS vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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MAGS is an actively managed equity fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +5.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $5.5bn for Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+5.8%

MAGS total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.30%

MAGS expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MAGS costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; SLV is 4.9 times larger.

MAGS vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MAGS	SLV
Return
Measure	MAGS	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+5.8%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	MAGS	SLV
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 13, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MAGS	SLV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	MAGS	SLV
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.50%
Net assets	$5.5bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	MAGS	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	22%
Holdings dated	Jun 30, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	29.3%

Method

Side by side

MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Roundhill iShares

What it is Actively managed Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +5.8% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.50%

Holdings 8 not counted

Net assets $5.5bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

MAGS

MAGS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +5.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 13, 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, MAGS or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +5.8% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, MAGS or SLV?: MAGS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

MAGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MAGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for MAGS ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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