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PVAL vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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PVAL is an actively managed equity fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PVAL returned +26.6% against +15.0%.

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Net assets: $14.1bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

PVAL on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+26.6%
PVAL total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.55%
PVAL expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SIVR costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points.

PVAL vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasurePVALSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+26.6%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.30%
Net assets, PVAL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$14.1bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight91%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.8%

Method

Side by side

PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Putnam abrdn
What it is Actively managed Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +26.6% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark −0.9 pts vs IWD +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.30%
Holdings 44 not counted
Net assets, PVAL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $14.1bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
PVAL

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

PVAL is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 44 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

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, PVAL or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +26.6% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, PVAL or SIVR?
SIVR 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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PVAL on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →PVAL dividend history →PVAL holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
PVAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
PVAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Putnam website ↗
abrdn website ↗

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