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QQQ vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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QQQ is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, QQQ returned +15.2% against +15.0%.

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Net assets: $483.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

QQQ on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+15.2%
QQQ total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.18%
QQQ expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

QQQ costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

QQQ vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureQQQSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.2%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high4.5%, high on Oct 6, 202653.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNasdaq-100 IndexSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.18%0.30%
Net assets, QQQ as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026$483.0bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund46.7%

Method

Side by side

QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Invesco abrdn
What it is Tracks the Nasdaq-100 Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +15.2% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +15.2% (QQQM) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs QQQM +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.30%
Holdings 103 not counted
Net assets, QQQ as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $483.0bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
QQQ

QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 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, QQQ or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +15.2% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or SIVR?
QQQ is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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QQQ vs USOBWET vs QQQGLD vs QQQQQQ vs SLVSIVR vs VUGQQQM vs SIVRSCHG vs SIVRSIVR vs SPYG
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QQQ on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →QQQ dividend history →QQQ holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
QQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for QQQ ↗
abrdn website ↗

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