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QUAL vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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QUAL is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +13.1%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $48.2bn for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and $3.7bn for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

QUAL on its own →SIVR on its own →
At a glance
+13.1%
QUAL total return, 1 year
+15.0%
SIVR total return, 1 year
0.15%
QUAL expense ratio
0.30%
SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

QUAL costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; QUAL is 13.0 times larger.

QUAL vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureQUALSIVR
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+15.0%
Drawdown
Below its high53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality IndexSilver
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.30%
Net assets$48.2bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Holdings datedOct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund44.5%

Method

Side by side

QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares abrdn
What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor Holds silver
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +15.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) +14.9% (SLV)
Gap to its benchmark −0.5 pts vs MLRG +0.1 pts vs SLV
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.30%
Holdings 119 not counted
Net assets $48.2bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
QUAL

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 44.5%.

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, QUAL or SIVR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +13.1% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, QUAL or SIVR?
QUAL is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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QUAL on its own →SIVR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →QUAL dividend history →QUAL holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
QUAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QUAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for QUAL ↗
abrdn website ↗

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