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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned −0.4% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, MUB or SIVR?

MUB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MUB vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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MUB is a bond index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −0.4%.

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Net assets: $54.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares National Muni Bond ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

−0.4%

MUB total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.05%

MUB expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MUB costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.4 points.

MUB vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MUB	SIVR
Return
Measure	MUB	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	MUB	SIVR
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MUB	SIVR
What it tracks	ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	MUB	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.30%
Net assets, MUB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026	$54.1bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	MUB	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

MUB iShares National Muni 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 National Muni Bond Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −0.4% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.30%

Holdings 7873 not counted

Net assets, MUB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $54.1bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

MUB

MUB tracks an index of National Muni Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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, MUB or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned −0.4% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, MUB or SIVR?: MUB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

MUB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MUB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MUB ↗

abrdn website ↗

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