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MDY vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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MDY is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +12.8%.

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Net assets: $25.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

MDY on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+12.8%
MDY total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.23%
MDY expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MDY costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points.

MDY vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureMDYSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.8%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high6.5%, high on Aug 14, 202653.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400 IndexSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.23%0.30%
Net assets, MDY as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$25.9bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.5%

Method

Side by side

MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer State Street abrdn
What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +12.8% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (IJH) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark −0.4 pts vs IJH +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.30%
Holdings 401 not counted
Net assets, MDY as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $25.9bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
MDY

MDY tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 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, MDY or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +12.8% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, MDY or SIVR?
MDY is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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MDY on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MDY dividend history →MDY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
MDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
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