Which returned more over the last year, MBB or SIVR?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, MBB or SIVR?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MBB vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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MBB is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −0.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $35.5bn for iShares MBS ETF and $3.7bn for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.8 points; MBB is 9.6 times larger.

MBB vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MBB	SIVR
Return
Measure	MBB	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	MBB	SIVR
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MBB	SIVR
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	MBB	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.30%
Net assets	$35.5bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	MBB	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

MBB iShares MBS ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares abrdn

What it is Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.1% (SPMB) +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs SPMB +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.30%

Holdings 10813 not counted

Net assets $35.5bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

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, MBB or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, MBB or SIVR?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

abrdn website ↗

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