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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MGK returned +7.8% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, MGK or SLV?

MGK is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 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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MGK vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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MGK is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +7.8%.

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Net assets: $34.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+7.8%

MGK total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.05%

MGK expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MGK costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.1 points; MGK is 1.2 times larger.

MGK vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MGK	SLV
Return
Measure	MGK	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+7.8%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	MGK	SLV
Below its high	4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MGK	SLV
What it tracks	Morningstar US Mega Cap Growth Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	MGK	SLV
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$34.9bn	$30.0bn
Holdings
Measure	MGK	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	99%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	64.5%

Method

Side by side

MGK Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Mega Cap Growth Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +7.8% +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 0.05% 0.50%

Holdings 54 not counted

Net assets, MGK as of Sep 30, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $34.9bn $26.9bn

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

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About each fund

MGK

MGK tracks an index of Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 4.4% 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, MGK or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MGK returned +7.8% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, MGK or SLV?: MGK is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

MGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for MGK ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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